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A 67-year-old man presents to the ED with fever, confusion, BP 82/46 mm Hg, HR 118/min, RR 26/min, SpO2 92% on room air, and lactate 4.3 mmol/L. After obtaining blood cultures, what is the recommended initial fluid resuscitation strategy?

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