Sepsis overview Flashcards
1
Q
Define colonistaion
A
- presence of a microbe in the human body without an inflammatory response
2
Q
Define infection
A
- inflammation due to a microbe
3
Q
Define bacteraemia?
A
- viable bacteria in the blood
4
Q
Define sepsis?
A
- dysregulated host response to infection
- life-threatening
5
Q
What defines septic shock?
A
- circulatory dysfunction
- persistent hypotension
- lactate >2mmol/l
6
Q
What does the NEWS include?
A
- Resp rate
- O2
- Systolic BP
- Pulse
- Consciousness
- Temp
7
Q
What NEWS score with signs of infection indicates sepsis?
A
- NEWS > 5
8
Q
What is sepsis 6?
A
- O2 to maintain 94% sat
- blood culture
- antibiotics IV
- Fluid challenge
- Measure lactate
- measure urine output
- commenced within 1 hr
