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A patient with septic shock on norepinephrine 0.6 mcg/kg/min and vasopressin 0.03 U/min remains hypotensive. When should hydrocortisone 200 mg/day be started per SSC 2021?

When norepinephrine ≥0.25 mcg/kg/min has been required for at least 4 hours Only after a positive ACTH stimulation test Routinely in all septic shock patients at diagnosis Only if serum cortisol is <5 mcg/dL

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When norepinephrine ≥0.25 mcg/kg/min has been required for at least 4 hours

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