SEPSIS

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"Sepsis has been defined as a clinical syndrome of serious bacterial infection including bacteremia with a concurrent deleterious systemic response. This systemic response includes fever or hypothermia, leukocytosis or leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and various organ dysfunctions."

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Information compiled by: Bryce Younger, Michael Stecklein, and Andrew Chung: KUMC respiratory therapy students. The page is not yet peer reviewed.

Objectives

1. Compare and contrast different risk factors for sepsis

2. Describe important precautions and procedures to improve prognosis of sepsis.

3. Identify the most common types of bacteria that causes sepsis by gram stain.

4. Compare and contrast the various goals of treatment modalities.

5. Describe briefly the pathogenesis of sepsis including Homeostasis, Fibrinolysis, Coagulation, and Inflammation.

6. Describe briefly the various signs and symptoms compared to the degree of sepsis.