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septic shock

does it help to lay a patient with septic shock on their side to facilitate lung expansion?

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    "Whilst" tells me this student is from the UK or somewhere where the British system of education is the dominant paradigm.

    Homework. OP, can you please come back and let us know?

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    Septic shock, as others have said, is primarily a circulatory problem, as you have vasodilatation and 3rd spacing of fluids, causing very low BP and poor perfusion.

    Most mechanically ventilated patients are turned from side to side every two hours, and up to the chair 2-3 times a day if stable enough. This is to optimize their lung function and minimize the risk of pressure ulcers. It's not an intervention specific to septic shock, though; it's to help prevent the risks of mechanical ventilation.

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