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Sepsis and Septic Shock
A 58-year-old man is admitted to the intensive care unit with septic shock from a urinary source. After 30 mL/kg of crystalloid, he remains hypotensive on norepinephrine 0.4 mcg/kg/min and vasopressin 0.03 units/min. Mean arterial pressure is 60 mmHg and lactate is 4.8 mmol/L. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?
- A Administer an additional crystalloid bolus
- B Begin IV hydrocortisone 200 mg per day
- C Start dobutamine at 5 mcg/kg/min
- D Switch norepinephrine to phenylephrine
- E Give an infusion of sodium bicarbonate
In septic shock with an ongoing vasopressor requirement, IV hydrocortisone 200 mg per day is recommended. More crystalloid risks volume overload without raising mean arterial pressure in vasoplegic shock, and dobutamine addresses low cardiac output rather than vasoplegia.
Key point
An ongoing vasopressor requirement is the trigger for stress-dose hydrocortisone in septic shock.
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