A 57-year-old man is admitted to ICU with suspected septic shock from community-acquired pneumonia. Lactate is 4.5 mmol/L, MAP 55 mmHg, HR 115 bpm. Bl...

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A 57-year-old man is admitted to ICU with suspected septic shock from community-acquired pneumonia. Lactate is 4.5 mmol/L, MAP 55 mmHg, HR 115 bpm. Blood cultures have been taken. According to the Surviving Sepsis Campaign 2021 Hour-1 bundle, within what timeframe should intravenous antibiotics be administered?

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Within 1 hour of recognition

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Within 30 minutes of recognition

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Within 3 hours of recognition

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Within 6 hours of recognition

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After blood culture results are available

uk-fficm MCQ (SBA): Septic Shock