For a patient who is believed to be septic, the blood pressure should be supported with up to 2 liters of ____ as a means of resuscitating the patient.
A. plasma
B. distilled water
C. normal saline
D. sugar water
Answer: C
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A) negative dromotropic B) negative chronotropic C) positive dromotropic D) positive chronotropic
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a. Preanalytical error b. Analytical error c. Postanalytical error d. Random error
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).