Flashcards in Sepsis Deck (7)
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1
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Sepsis 6 bundle in 1 hour
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Oxygen, Fluid Resus, Blood Culture, Stat IV. Antibiotics, Lactate, Monitor Urine Output
2
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Colonisation
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the presence of a microbe in the human body without an inflammatory response
3
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Infection
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inflammation due to a microbe
4
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Bacteraemia
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the presence of a viable bacteria in the blood
5
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Sepsis
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the dysregulated host response to infection
6
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Septic shock
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Septic shock is a subset of sepsis with circulatory and cellular/metabolic dysfunction associated with a higher risk of mortality - cannot occur before resuscitation
7
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Septic shock can be diagnosed before resuscitation - True/False
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False - septic shock is when a patient does not respond to resuscitation normally
