septicemia
Bacteria invade bloodstream
Septicemia is a serious, potentially fatal condition in which bacteria multiply in the bloodstream.
Often called blood poisoning, it can develop from infections elsewhere in the body—a wound, pneumonia, a urinary tract infection—that spread to the blood.
Without prompt treatment, septicemia can progress to sepsis and organ failure.
The infected cut led to septicemia within days.
Pathogens present in bloodstream
- bloodstream infectionPathogens in circulating plasma
- systemic infectionDisease spread throughout the body
- blood poisoningInfection spreading through bloodstream
- toxemiaPoisoned blood condition
endotoxins · cytokines · inflammatory response · multi-organ failure
Elevated body temperature
- chillsShivering spells from illness
- rigorsHarsh, demanding conditions
- tachycardiaExcessively fast pulse
- tachypneaAbnormally quick breathing rate
hypotension · confusion · delirium · fatigue · malaise · sweating · flushed skin · cold extremities
Bacteria-destroying medicines
- intravenous fluidsLiquids delivered into veins
- vasopressorsDrugs that raise blood pressure
- blood culturesSamples testing for pathogens
- broad-spectrum antibioticsDrugs killing varied bacteria
IV therapy · oxygen therapy · antimicrobials · central line · source control · drainage · debridement · supportive care
Acute care ward
- intensive careSpecialized treatment for severe illness
- ventilatorMechanical breathing apparatus
- life-threateningRisking death
- emergencySerious sudden danger
resuscitation · stabilization · vital signs · monitoring · code blue · mortality · survival · prognosis
Inflamed inner heart lining
- meningitisMembrane inflammation around brain
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
- urinary tract infectionBacterial bladder invasion
- osteomyelitisBacterial infection of skeleton
cellulitis · abscess · wound infection · peritonitis · cholangitis
Reduced ability to fight infection
- immunosuppressionReduced bodily defense activation
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- elderlyAdvanced in age
neonatal · hospitalized · chronic illness · malnutrition · HIV · transplant recipient · chemotherapy
bacteremia
Pathogens present in bloodstream
- bloodstream infectionPathogens in circulating plasma
- systemic infectionDisease spread throughout the body
- blood poisoningInfection spreading through bloodstream
toxemia · endotoxins · cytokines · inflammatory response · multi-organ failure
fever
Elevated body temperature
- chillsShivering spells from illness
- rigorsHarsh, demanding conditions
- tachycardiaExcessively fast pulse
tachypnea · hypotension · confusion · delirium · fatigue · malaise · sweating · flushed skin · cold extremities · altered consciousness
antibiotics
Bacteria-destroying medicines
- intravenous fluidsLiquids delivered into veins
- vasopressorsDrugs that raise blood pressure
- blood culturesSamples testing for pathogens
broad-spectrum antibiotics · IV therapy · oxygen therapy · antimicrobials · central line · source control · drainage · debridement · supportive care
ICU
Acute care ward
- intensive careSpecialized treatment for severe illness
- ventilatorMechanical breathing apparatus
- life-threateningRisking death
emergency · resuscitation · stabilization · vital signs · monitoring · code blue · mortality · survival · prognosis · acute
endocarditis
Inflamed inner heart lining
- meningitisMembrane inflammation around brain
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
- urinary tract infectionBacterial bladder invasion
osteomyelitis · cellulitis · abscess · wound infection · peritonitis · cholangitis
immunocompromised
Reduced ability to fight infection
- immunosuppressionReduced bodily defense activation
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
elderly · neonatal · hospitalized · chronic illness · malnutrition · HIV · transplant recipient · chemotherapy
- fish diseasesfin rot, ick, dropsy, velvet, white spot
- diseasescancer, diabetes, tuberculosis, influenza, measles
- infectionsviral infection, bacterial infection, fungal infection, parasitic infection, bacteremia
- bacterial infectionsanthrax, botulism, cholera, diphtheria, lockjaw
- blood conditionsanemia, anaemia, leukemia, leukaemia, polycythemia
- Blood Infectionsbloodstream infection, bacteremia, blood poisoning, viremia, systemic infection
septicemialocalized infection
Contained pathogenic invasion
abscess · cellulitis · boil · wound infection · skin infection
septicemiasterility
Absence of microbes or fertility
asepsis · health · uninfected · wellness · pathogen-free