Past medical, surgical, social, occupational, and travel history to identify risk factors and potential sources
General symptoms
Fever, chills, rigors, myalgias
Mental status changes: re...
Early venous access, administration of IV fluids, and antibiotics
Secure airway and correct hypoxemia when indicated.
Within first hour of presentation: Appropriate volume resu...
Arterial and central venous catheters in unstable patients
CBC, chemistry, lactate, procalcitonin, stroke volume variation, and INR/PTT if DIC is...
Cecconi M, Evans L, Levy M, Rhodes A. Sepsis and septic shock. Lancet. 2018 Jul 7;392(10141):75-87.
Levy MM, Evans LE, Rhodes A. The Surviving Sepsis ...
A41.9 Sepsis, unspecified organism
A41 Other sepsis
R65.2 Severe sepsis
R65.20 Severe sepsis without septic shock
A41.8 Other specified sepsis
A41.89 Other specified sepsis
O85 Puerperal sepsis
A4...
Early identification of patients with sepsis can be challenging. qSOFA and SIRS scores are useful but imperfect aids in initial patient assessment. SOFA score is useful as a predictor ...
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