CASE SERIES: Resuscitation of septic shock: Case studies highlight the role of continuous noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring in influencing clinical decision-making

16:00: An 81 year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department with nausea, vomiting and hypotension. She had a history of hypertension, Type II Diabetes, renal insufficiency and dementia. Home medications: aspirin, furosemide, tolterodine tartrate, memantine, Valsartan, metformin, Lovastatin and niacin. On admission she presented with low grade fever 37.9, a blood pressure (BP) of 60/30 and heart rate (HR) of 130. Lab results on admission included: WBC 16.7k cells/ml, Hgb 9.2 gm/dl, creatinine 1.6 mg/dl, albumin 2.7 mg/dL, sodium 135 mEq/L and potassium 4.7 mEq/L. Abdominal CT was within normal limits (WNL).