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Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)
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defined as = 2 of the following: - temperature > 38 or < 36 C° - heart rate > 90 bpm - respiratory rate > 20 bpm or PaCO2 < 32 mmHg - white blood count > 12,000/mm3, < 4,000/mm3 or > 10% bands Sepsis
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Severe Sepsis
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sepsis associated with organ dysfunction and hypoperfusion
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Septic Shock
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sepsis with hypotension and perfusion abnormalities despite adequate fluid resuscitation
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Alkalemia
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high blood pH
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Acidemia
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low blood pH
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Ventilation
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the ability to expire CO2
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Oxygenation
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the ability to inspire and transfer O2 to the circulation
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Cardiac Output
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amount of blood pumped per time = heart rate x volume pumped
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SVR
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systemic vascular resistance, pressure gradient exerted across the entire body’s vessels
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Cholecystitis
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Inflammation of the gallbladder
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Necrotizing
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premature death of cells and living tissue
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Ascites
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accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
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Achlorhydria
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abnormal deficiency or absence of free hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice
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Third-spacing
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fluid and protein shift into the abdomen
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Splinting
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muscle rigidity caused by pain
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Purulent
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containing pus
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Fulminant
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sudden and severe onset of symptoms
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Obligate
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a disease-causing organism that cannot live in the marine environment on its own and must reside in the host tissue to survive
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Pinocytosis
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A type of endocytosis whereby soluble molecules are taken up from outside the cell through the formation of vesicles
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outside the cell through the formation of vesicles
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Exudate
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fluid which has seeped out of tissues or vessels due to injury, increased permeability of cells, or inflammation
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Tenosynovitis
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inflammation of the fluid-filled sheath that surrounds a tendon
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Salpingitis
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inflammation of the fallopian tubes
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Ophthalmia
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inflammation of the eye
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Chancre
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a small hard painless ulceration at the site of initial exposure to the bacterium
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