Case challenge · Emergency / Critical care · teaching

Sepsis — 1-Hour Bundle (SSC) · case challenge

Given a case, work through the care pathway step by step; the tool checks each choice and scores you. Decisions and basis are taken from this site's reviewed care pathways.

← View the full flowchartBased on SSC 2021 · Hour-1 Bundle

Case #1Emergency / Critical care

📋 Case data

Recognize sepsisYes (suspected sepsis / septic shock)

Data is taken from this pathway's reviewed node text. Work through the pathway step by step.

Step 1 / 1 · Recognize sepsis

Suspected infection + acute organ dysfunction / hypoperfusion?

💡 Sepsis = life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by infection. Bedside screening: qSOFA ≥2 (altered mentation, SBP ≤100, RR ≥22), rising SOFA or high NEWS2. Septic shock = vasopressors needed to maintain MAP ≥65 despite adequate fluids, plus lactate >2 mmol/L.

For teaching. Decisions and their basis are taken from this site's reviewed care pathways; for licensed clinicians/trainees, this does not replace clinical judgment or local protocols.