You suspect a patient is suffering from a systemic inflammatory response.
What two things could you check relatively easily to detect signs of such a
response, and which one of those two symptoms may on its own require
emergency intervention?
SIRS was defined as fulfilling at least two of the following four criteria: fever >38.0°C or hypothermia <36.0°C, tachycardia >90 beats/minute, tachypnea >20 breaths/minute, leucocytosis >12*109/l or leucopoenia <4*109/l.
