Sepsis Flashcards
What factors could suggest sepsis
Respiration rate
Pulse rate
Oxygen saturation
Temperature
Recent surgery
Systolic BP
(strrop)
What to do if someone has suspected sepsis
Call a&e
Why is the news2score helpful for
Shows the clinical risk
Identifies the patient’s deteriorating rapidly
National score so everyone knows
What happens if you don’t treat CAP
Can lead to sepsis
Symptoms of sepsis in children
Weak high pitched cry
Sleepier
Blue pale blotchy skin
Difficulty breathing
what are the risk factors of sepsis
infants
Hiv sufferers
people who have had trauma or surgery
what is the sepsis six pathway
- give oxygen (to maintain a oxygen saturation of 94%)
- take bloods and samples
- give IV broad spectrum antibiotic
- give intravenous fluid
- check serial lactate measurement
- check urine output
FABULOS
what are the causative agents of sepsis
staphylococcus aureus
streptococcus pneumonia
what is septic shock
- Septic shock is a subset of sepsis where particularly profound circulatory, cellular, and metabolic abnormalities substantially increase mortality.
what is sepsis
Sepsis is characterized by a life- threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host response to infection.
what are the two complications of sepsis
disseminated intravascular coagulation and acute respiratory distress syndrome
if a persons score is more than 5 what should you screen for?
sepsis
what are red flag symptoms of sepsis
confusion
lactate of more than 2mmol
recent chemotherapy
respiratory rate of more that 25 per minute
responds only to voice or pain
what should happen if a person has red flag symptoms?
take action immediatley
what are the amber flag criteria?
immunosuppressed
relatives concerned
temperature of less than 36
wound
