CORRECT ANSWER:

C) Sepsis

MORE INFO:

• Mean arterial pressure (MAP) measure how well the blood is getting to your organs

• Low MAP <60 means less blood flow to arteries. This is sometimes seen in sepsis.

• On the other hand, when there is a lot of pressure in arteries this can be difficult on the organs.

• A higher MAP causes the heart to work harder.

• This is the case in heart failure and kidney diseases- we tend to see a higher MAP

• High MAP is >100. One of the goals/interventions in sepsis is to order vasopressors if a patient remains hypotensive during or after fluid resuscitation.

• The goal for sepsis patients is to maintain MAP ≥ 65 mm Hg.

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