septic shock
Deadly infection crisis
Septic shock is a life-threatening condition where widespread infection causes blood pressure to drop dangerously low and organs to fail.
It represents the most severe stage of sepsis, when the body's response to infection turns destructive.
The patient went into septic shock after the surgery.
Mortality rates remain high even with intensive treatment.
Drugs that raise blood pressure
- norepinephrineAlertness and stress hormone
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- intensive careSpecialized treatment for severe illness
- mechanical ventilationMachine-assisted breathing support
epinephrine · central line · arterial line · source control · blood cultures · crystalloids · hydrocortisone · broad-spectrum antibiotics
Pathogens present in bloodstream
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- endotoxinBacterial wall toxin
- abscessLocalized pus collection
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
urinary tract infection · peritonitis · cellulitis · meningitis · cholangitis · blood cultures · pathogen · immunocompromised
Abnormally reduced arterial pressure
- vasodilationRelaxation of vessel walls
- organ failureVital tissue stops functioning
- cytokinesImmune signaling proteins
- tachycardiaExcessively fast pulse
tachypnea · acidosis · renal failure · respiratory failure · microcirculation
Hospital cardiac arrest signal
- rapid responseFast action to emergencies
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
ER · paramedics · ambulance · crash cart · intubation · time-sensitive · golden hour · deterioration
State of eventual death
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- fatality rateProportion of deaths occurring
- outcomesFinal results achieved
- sequelaePathological aftermath conditions
vasopressors
Drugs that raise blood pressure
- norepinephrineAlertness and stress hormone
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- intensive careSpecialized treatment for severe illness
mechanical ventilation · epinephrine · central line · arterial line · source control · blood cultures · crystalloids · hydrocortisone · broad-spectrum antibiotics · vasopressin
bacteremia
Pathogens present in bloodstream
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- endotoxinBacterial wall toxin
- abscessLocalized pus collection
pneumonia · urinary tract infection · peritonitis · cellulitis · meningitis · cholangitis · blood cultures · pathogen · immunocompromised
hypotension
Abnormally reduced arterial pressure
- vasodilationRelaxation of vessel walls
- organ failureVital tissue stops functioning
- cytokinesImmune signaling proteins
tachycardia · tachypnea · acidosis · renal failure · respiratory failure · microcirculation
code blue
Hospital cardiac arrest signal
- rapid responseFast action to emergencies
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
stabilization · ER · paramedics · ambulance · crash cart · intubation · time-sensitive · golden hour · deterioration
mortality
State of eventual death
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- fatality rateProportion of deaths occurring
- outcomesFinal results achieved
sequelae · disability · recovery · terminal · palliative care
- shocksanaphylaxis, electroshock, aftershock
- surgical emergenciesappendicitis, ruptured appendix, bowel obstruction, ruptured aneurysm, internal bleeding
- Blood Infectionsbloodstream infection, bacteremia, blood poisoning, viremia, systemic infection
- circulatory shockhypotension, low blood pressure, cardiac output, vasopressors, blood pressure drop
- Sepsisblood poisoning, bacteremia, toxemia, cytokine storm, blood culture
- shockhemorrhagic, cardiogenic, distributive, neurogenic, obstructive
septic shockwellness
Overall state of health
health · full health · recovery · convalescence · remission
septic shockfull recovery
Return to prior health
stable condition · clean bill of health · remission · convalescence
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