<prompt> Which of the following is not an immediate cause of death?ThromboembolismShockSepticemiaVentricular fibrillation  <response>: ANSWER: C SepticemiaREF: Harrisons 18:h edchapter 233, 270, 20-35 of patients with severe sepsis and 40-60 of patients with septic shock die within 30 days. Others die within the ensuing 6 monthsVentricular fibrillation can lead to sudden cardiac deathAcute hemmorrhagic shock, neurogenic shock can lead to immediate deathThromboembolism leading to stroke or pulmonary dysfunction, or a large embolus causing MI can lead to sudden cardiac death. 