organ failure
Vital function cessation
Organ failure is the inability of a vital organ to perform its essential functions.
The heart, kidneys, liver, and lungs are most commonly involved.
Failure may be acute—sudden and potentially reversible—or chronic, developing gradually over time.
Multi-organ failure, when several organs fail simultaneously, is often fatal: The patient died of multi-organ failure following sepsis.
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- jaundiceYellowing from bile pigment
- multisystemInvolving several interconnected subsystems
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
mortality · dialysis · palliative care · end stage · cardiac arrest · intensive care · decompensation · code blue · inflammation · cascade · vital signs · drug overdose · fever · infection · transplantation · do not resuscitate · dying · point of no return
- death causescause of death, natural causes, manner of death, accidental death, natural death
- toxicologytoxicology, poison, toxin, venom, toxicity
- reptile diseasesrespiratory infection, stomatitis, thermal burns, impaction, gout
- Deteriorationdecay, rot, degradation, deterioration, corrosion
- health effectsillness, disease, injury, harm, damage
- medical issuesdiagnosis, symptoms, complications, prognosis, infection control
organ failurerecovery
Regaining what was lost
healing · remission · stabilization · regeneration · convalescence