Sepsis

I am a physician, currently studying Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) in International Health (Track: Global Disease Epidemiology and Control) at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU). I studied Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in Bangladesh. I was raised in a rural area of Bangladesh and witnessed a lot of avoidable premature deaths and sufferings from diseases among people in my area. I became interested in public health as I wanted to do something for them. I…

Some of these conditions include cardiogenic shock, hyperkalemia, hypovolemia, sepsis, exogenous intoxication. We can differently diagnose by examining the patients’ medical history and the existence of associated disorders [3]. If the adrenal gland is enlarged and calcified on an abdominal CT then adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), a rare…

factors and patient outcomes. In 2011, data compiled polled 1,630 registered nurses in surgical, medical, and medical-surgical units at thirty- five Swiss hospitals. Aspects of care included medication errors, patient falls, urinary tract infections, sepsis, pneumonia, pressure ulcer, and patient satisfaction were all measured through surveys received from participants. Nurses were asked to completed one survey per month and respond according to the number of perceived incidence of adverse…

Acute pyelonephritis: Pyelonephritis is an acute urological condition that cause infection on one or both kidneys. It is a lower urinary tract infection that ascended to the pelvis of the kidney. Severe cases of pyelonephritis can cause systemic sepsis, pyonephrosis, renal failure, multisystem failure and death. In most cases, the infection is caused by gram-negative bacteria, mostly Escherichia coli, which is transmitted from anal and perianal…

quickly. Another complication of pneumonia is sepsis. "Sepsis is the body 's overwhelming and life threatening response to an infection which can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death" (www.cdc.gov). Sepsis can often be difficult to diagnose in the early stages due to having the same symptoms of other conditions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website lists a mnemonic to help remember common signs and symptoms of sepsis. S- Shivering, fever, or cold, E- extreme…

Throughout the 18 years of my life I have been through a lot of bad times but I had a lot of good times as well. I feel like my life has been a rollercoaster of emotions. I was bullied in school a lot because I was different. I was overweight during my elementary and jr high years. There were days that I came home crying because I was so heartbroken that people would say such horrible things about me. I am such a nice, smart, and caring person so people took advantage of that, I thought I had…

23% of morbidly obese patients compared to only 9% of normal weight patients. This was given the odds ratio (OR) = 3.15, P=0.013. Odds of adult respiratory syndrome also increased for patients with morbid obesity (OR = 35.38, P = 0.019), along with sepsis (OR = 6.49, P = 0.0015). Mortality rate is also significantly increased for morbidly obese patients. Showing a mortality of 10% for patients with morbid obesity and a subset of polytraumatized patients (Injury Severity Score > 17) had a…

Problematic issues of AV Fistulas (tab)AV fistulas are the first choice of access for dialysis patients, they come with their share of problems. Fistulas require surgery to join the patient’s own artery and vein. Having less severe problems over other types of accesses, listed below are several issues often faced by patients with AV fistulas. • Fistula surgery takes four to six weeks to mature and in rare instances can take up to a year. • “Steal Syndrome” usually the fault of a bad surgical…

Definition and Causes of Short Bowel Syndrome The patient in this case study was immunocompromised due to Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) which predisposed her to discitis infection. SBS is a disorder that hinders the absorption of nutrients and fluids usually after extensive small intestine resection (Tee, Wallis, & Gabe, 2011). An average person’s small intestine is 600cm long (Sundaram, Koutkia, & Apovian, 2002). In SBS, the small bowel has been shortened at least 70 percent (Sundaram et al.,…

“Pregnant” This is one word that cause pure panic and excitement all at the same time. In February of two thousand sixteen, I saw this word appear in a True-Blue pregnancy test in the Van Wert Hospital. I can still smell the sanitizer that lathered the bathroom floor. I was so excited that I was going to be a mother that I begin to feel warm tears douse my face. It wasn’t until September second that my life would dangerously change forever. “I define myself” This phrase gave me strength in…