SPE 2: sepsis and septic shock Flashcards
what are the 4 types of shock
1) cardiogenic
2) hypovolemic
3) distributive
4) obstructive
cardiogenic shock
results from poor pumping function or circulatory overload
-decrease CO, increase SVR, increase PCWP
hypovolemic shock
results from poor fluid intake or excessive fluid loss (sweating, diarrhea, vomiting, hemorrhage, etc…)
-decrease CO, increase SVR, decrease PCWP
distributive shock
results from vasodilation leading to low SVR
a. Ex: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Hepatic failure, neurogenic shock (autonomic dysfunction from
traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, etc…)
- septic and anaphylactic: increase CO, decrease SVR, decrease PCWP
- neurogenic: decrease CO,decrease SVR, decrease PCWP
obstructive shock
– results mostly from extracardiac causes of heart failure
a. Ex: Cardiac tamponade, pulmonary embolism, tension pneumothorax, constrictive
pericarditis, etc…
-decrease CO, increase SVR, PCWP variable
sepsis
is broadly defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to an infection
how do you classify organ dysfunction
is defined by a qSOFA score or SOFA score >2
what is qSOFA
“quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment”
-ADVANTAGE: can be completed at bedside with no need for labs
criteria:
-resp rate >22
-altered mentation
-systolic blood pressure <100mmHG
what is SOFA
“Sequential Organ Failure Assessment”
-Needs laboratory data to complete
criteria
- respiration (PaO2/FIo2)
- coagulation (platelets)
- Liver (bilirubin)
- cardiovascular (administration of vasopressors with type and dose rate of infusion)
- CNS (glasgow coma scale)
- Renal (creatinine and urine output)
what is the prognosis of sepsis
inpatient mortality >10%
what is septic shock
is broadly defined as a subset of septic patients in which circulatory and cellular
metabolism abnormalities are profound and substantially increase the risk of hospital
mortality (>40%)
clinically
= sepsis with persisting hypotension and requiring vasopressors to maintain MAP>65 mmHg and having a serum lactate > 2 mmol/L despite adequate volume resuscitation
signs and sx of septic shock
- Hypotension
- Tachycardia
- Altered mental status
- Oliguria
signs and sx of sepsis
-Temperature: > 38 °C or < 36°C
-Heart rate: > 90
-Tachypnea: respiratory rate > 20
-Leukocytosis (WBC > 12,000) or leukopenia (WBC < 4000)
-Signs of end-organ perfusion:
-Early sepsis has warm extremities from vasodilation (compared to cardiogenic shock
which has cool extremities)
-If Septic shock develops, extremities can become cool from redirection of blood to core
organs
-Skin mottling in septic shock
-CNS: Altered mental status
-Kidney: Oliguria or anuria
-Bowel: Absent bowel sounds or ileus are often signs
of end-organ hypoperfusion
lab testing for sepsis
-Complete metabolic panel (CMP)
-assesses for acute liver injury, acute kidney injury (AKI), electrolytes, etc…
-Complete blood count (CBC) with differential
-assesses for leukocytosis/leukopenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia
-PT (INR), PTT, Fibrinogen, D-dimer, peripheral blood smear
-assesses for DIC (see below in complications of sepsis)
-Arterial blood gas (ABG)
-assesses for hypoxemia and possible ARDS (from PaO2:FiO2 ratio)
-Serum lactate
-assesses for signs of poor organ perfusion
-Plasma procalcitonin
-elevated procalcitonin levels are associated with bacterial infections and sepsis
-unfortunately, its exact role in diagnosis and management of sepsis has not clearly
been defined and thus it is not routinely checked in many centers
-has been proposed as a tool to determine duration of antibiotics (particularly in
community-acquired pneumonia)
-Identify source of infection (depends on patient):
-consider obtaining urinalysis with microscopy, urine culture, blood cultures (peripheral
and through any lines), sputum cultures, stool cultures, lumbar puncture with
CSF analysis, paracentesis with ascites analysis and culture, wound cultures,
chest-ray, etc…
complication of sepsis: DIC (about)
-Characterized by abnormal activation of the coagulation cascade and formation of
microthrombi throughout the microcirculation leading to organ dysfunction and
consumption of platelets, fibrin, and coagulation factors which ultimately results in
hemorrhage as well
-Thus, it is a hematologic disorder characterized by clotting and bleeding
-It can be secondary to sepsis, malignancy, trauma, preeclampsia (and other obstetric
complications), and many other diseases
what do labs reveal in DIC
- Thrombocytopenia
- Elevated PT and PTT levels
- Elevated D-dimer and fibrin degradation products (FDPs)
- Decreased fibrinogen levels
- Abnormal peripheral blood smear (Schistocytes and helmet cells present)
what can DIC result in?
-Can result in acute kidney injury (AKI), acute hepatic injury, acute lung injury, neurologic
complications, and adrenal failure (Waterhouse-Friderischen syndrome), etc…
what is the list of complications of sepsis?
1) DIC
2) AKI
3) Acute hepatic injury
4) ARDS