A 55-year-old man on ICU has septic shock. The team is using the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Hour-1 bundle. Which elements must be completed within the first hour of sepsis recognition? A Blood cultures, CT scan, and echocardiography B Measure lactate, obtain blood cultures BEFORE antibiotics, administer broad-spectrum IV antibiotics, commence rapid IV crystalloid (30 mL/kg) for hypotension or lactate ≥4 mmol/L, and start vasopressors if hypotension persists during or after fluid resuscitation to maintain MAP ≥65 mmHg C Only antibiotics need to be given within 1 hour D The Hour-1 bundle has been abandoned E CT abdomen, MRI brain, and lumbar puncture
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