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What are the Symptoms of Sepsis |
Body temperature above 38.0C or below 30C Heart rate higher than 90 beats a minute Respiratory rate higher than 20 breaths a minute Probable or confirmed infection |
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What are Symptoms of Severe Sepsis |
Significantly decreased urine output Decreased platelet count Abnormal heart pumping function Abdominal pain Difficulty breathing |
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What are the 3 Infections Sepsis is usually associated with |
Pnuemonia Abdominal Infection Kidney Infection |
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What are the risk factors for sepsis |
Age Immunocompromised Burns Indewelling lines |
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From what site is a polymicrobial infection most likely? |
The Muscosa eg Peritonitis, Appendicitis |
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From what sites are monomicrobial scepticamia most likely? |
Sterile primary sites eg meningitis, osteomyelitis, pyelonephritis |
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What is bacterial endocarditis and what are some organisms that can cause it |
Colonisation of the heart valves by bacteria |
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What are some symptoms and features of Bacterial Endocarditis |
Decreased valve function Decreased chamber volume (due to biofilm) Janeway's lesions Pen and Gen used to treat, length is determined by MIC |
