Y2 2103

Question 1

Sepsis

Answer 1

SIRS- systemic inflammatory response 
septic shock, low perfusion of internal organs leading to failure, can escalate very quickly.
-high pulse (pounding but weak)
-high resp rate
-high temperature
-delerious
-low BP
-low urine output
-low sats
-low urine output
-mottled skin
Bloods: lactate, fbc (wbc)
Antibiotics, fluids

Question 2

Sepsis 6

Answer 2

Give
-IV fluids
-wide range Antibiotics
-O2
Take
- Bloods: blood cultures, fbc, lactate, U&E, CRP, clotting
- Urine output
-Mssu, throat swab (swabs for testing source of infection