Nursing · Medical Surgical Nursing
A postoperative patient presents with rigors, high-grade fever, tachypnea, and sudden hypotension. Which of the following laboratory values indicates a systemic inflammatory response or infection and should be reported to the physician immediately?
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- 1Platelet count: 150,000/mm3
- 2Hemoglobin: 13.2 g/dL
- 3Serum Glucose: 78 mg/dL
- 4White Blood Cell (WBC) count: 18,000/mm3✓
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White Blood Cell (WBC) count: 18,000/mm3
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