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ModerateEmergencySepsis with high NEWS2uk-plab-1

A 79-year-old woman is admitted with confusion, fever and hypotension. She has productive cough and right lower lobe consolidation on chest X-ray. Her observations give a NEWS2 score of 8. What is the most appropriate immediate action?

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