A diagnosis of sepsis can only be made if an individual has:
a. an infection.
b. systemic inflammatory reaction syndrome (SIRS).
c. an infection and systemic inflammatory reactionsyndrome (SIRS)
d. none of the above.
c
Sepsis is an infection of the blood stream that spreads
quickly and can be difficult to diagnose. For a diagnosis of
sepsis to be made the individual must have a known infection
and systemic inflammatory reaction syndrome (SIRS).
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