Which of the following clinical presentations is consistent with the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)? Answers: A - D A Temperature
38\deg C
, heart rate 88 beats/minute, leukocyte count 11,000 cells
/\mu l
, blood culture positive for Acinetobacter. B Temperature
37\deg C
, heart rate 70 beats/minute, leukocyte count
6,000cell(s)/(\mu )l
, blood culture positive for Staphylococcus aureus. C Temperature
36\deg C
, heart rate 90 beats/minute, leukocyte count 10,000 cells/
\mu l
(
1%
bands), blood culture is negative. D Temperature
39\deg C
, heart rate 70 beats/minute, leukocyte count
14,000cell(s)/(\mu )l
, blood culture is negative.