Failure to practice aseptic technique during clinical procedures can introduce microbes to the patient's body and put the patient at risk for which of the following? (select all that apply)
Correct Answer:
a systemic inflammatory response
Rationale:
🔹 A systemic inflammatory response — This is correct because contamination can lead to widespread infection and trigger sepsis—
🔹 Blindness — This is correct because improper aseptic technique during procedures involving the eyes (or contaminated instruments) can introduce microbes causing severe eye infections that may progress to blindness—
🔹 High fever — This is correct because fever is a common systemic response to infection caused by microbial contamination—
🔹 Asthma — This is incorrect because asthma is a chronic respiratory condition, not caused by a break in aseptic technique—
🔹 Increased heart rate — This is correct because infection and fever often stimulate tachycardia as part of the body’s systemic response
