Sepsis Flashcards
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What is sepsis?
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A life threatening condition where the body’s immune system overreacts to infection and starts injuring its own tissues and organs.
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Signs and symptoms of sepsis
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Look for red flags & NEWS2 score above 5+.
Fever
History of infection (pneumonia/UTI/abdo pain or distention/wounds/cellulitis/meningitis
3
Q
Risk factors for sepsis
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Infants or over 75 or frail Impaired immune systems (cancer/diabetes) No spleen Sickle cell Immunosuppressants Recent surgery IV drug use Pregnancy
4
Q
Management of sepsis
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Hi flow O2 (94-98%, or 88-92%)
BP<90/65 - fluids
Pre alert hospital
5
Q
What is septic shock?
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A subset of sepsis causing profound circulatory, cellular and metabolic abnormalities. Hard to determine pre hospital so fluid resuscitation should be carried out if the patient is hypotensive.
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Q
Red flags for sepsis
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VPU BP<90 HR^130 RR^25 Sats<92 No urine in 18 hours Recent chemo
