A 59-year-old hospitalized for pneumonia is hemodynamically unstable with suspected septic shock. Initial fluid recommendation?...

Question

A 59-year-old hospitalized for pneumonia is hemodynamically unstable with suspected septic shock. Initial fluid recommendation?

Accepted Answer

Crystalloid 30 mL/kg within first hours

Answer

Albumin 5% 30 mL/kg

Answer

Crystalloid 10 mL/kg

Answer

Colloid only

Answer

Avoid fluids until pressors started

us-abem MCQ (SBA): Septic Shock