Sepsis

Question 1

what is sepsis

Answer 1

dysfunctional, extreme immune system response to infection which causes life threatening organ dysfunction

Question 2

what is septic shock

Answer 2

subset of sepsis with circulatory (severe low BP) and cellular/metabolic dysfunction (organ failure)
*usually higher risk of mortality

Question 3

what is the initial step when treating a patient with sepsis?

Answer 3

fluid resuscitation

Question 4

what are current initial fluid resuscitation guidelines? how is fluid resusciation guided after that?

Answer 4

30 ml/kg, afterwards guided by hemodynamics