Presentation
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Abstract The pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and complications of gram-negative bacterial sepsis are described, and the implications for therapy are reviewed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Entire Body System
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Chills
This can result in chills, an increased heart rate, and a faster breathing rate. Laboratory changes show either a high or low count of white blood cells, the cells that help the body fight off infection. [wisegeekhealth.com]
Symptoms Most patients have fever and chills, often of abrupt onset. However, some patients may be hypothermic (low temperature). Patients may breathe more rapidly and have changes in mental status (how they think, their alertness, etc.). [healthcentral.com]
The onset of septicemia is signaled by a high fever, chills, weakness, and excessive sweating, followed by a decrease in blood pressure. [britannica.com]
Symptoms include fever, chills, tachycardia, and increased respiratory rate. It is a medical emergency that requires urgent medical attention. [fpnotebook.com]
Clinical features suggesting the possibility of bacterial contamination and/or endotoxin reaction may include rigors, high fever, severe chills, hypotension, tachycardia, nausea and vomiting, dyspnoea, or circulatory collapse during or soon after transfusion [transfusion.com.au]
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Rigor
Clinical features suggesting the possibility of bacterial contamination and/or endotoxin reaction may include rigors, high fever, severe chills, hypotension, tachycardia, nausea and vomiting, dyspnoea, or circulatory collapse during or soon after transfusion [transfusion.com.au]
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[…] refill time, tachycardia Shock results from redistribution of intravascular circulation and myocardial depression Patients with hypotension as the initial presentation of sepsis have a twofold increased risk of death Constitutional Diaphoresis, fevers or rigors [aafp.org]
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Congestive Heart Failure
heart failure, cardiac depression caused by anesthetic overdosage or other drugs with negative inotropism, rarely, thromboembolism. colloidoclastic shock shock due to breakdown of the physical equilibrium of the body colloids. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
Differential Diagnosis for Sepsis Anaphylaxis Cardiac Cardiac contusion Congestive heart failure Endocrine Adrenal dysfunction Diabetic ketoacidosis Hyperthyroidism Metabolic disturbance Neurologic Hypothalamic brain injury Pancreatitis Respiratory Acute [atrainceu.com]
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Acutely Ill Patient
Corticosteroid insufficiency in acutely ill patients. N Engl J Med. 2003 Feb 20. 348(8):727-34. [Medline]. Cronin L, Cook DJ, Carlet J, Heyland DK, King D, Lansang MA, et al. [medscape.com]
Ill Patients SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment. [ccforum.biomedcentral.com]
ill patients demonstrate reduction of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolus with prophylaxis 23 Use mechanical devices when heparins are contraindicated; in very high-risk patients, low-molecular-weight heparin is preferred over unfractionated [aafp.org]
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Myxedema
Differential Diagnosis for Septic Shock Acute blood loss Adrenal insufficiency Anaphylaxis and anaphylactoid reactions Cardiac arrest followed by post resuscitation syndrome Cardiogenic shock Hypovolemic shock Myocardial infarction Myxedema coma Neurogenic [atrainceu.com]
Respiratoric
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Tachypnea
Synonym: childbed fever, puerperal sepsis. (05 Mar 2000) sepsis The presence of organisms in the blood. (16 Dec 1997) sepsis syndrome A systemic response to infection, defined as hypothermia or hyperthermia, tachycardia, tachypnea, a clinically evident [kmle.co.kr]
INFECTION symptoms Specific care Supportive care SEPSIS SEVERE SEPSIS SEPTIC SHOCK MODS BP Oxygenation BP Oxygenation Oliguria Fever Tachycardia Tachypnea Empiric antibiotic therapy Source control *Fluids *oxygen therapy * vasopressors *mechanical *EGDT [slideshare.net]
Fever, chills, tachycardia (rapid heart beat), and tachypnea (rapid respirations) are common acute symptoms of septicemia. When hypotension ( low blood pressure ) and signs of inadequate organ perfusion develop, the condition is termed septic shock. [healthcentral.com]
Be alert to tachypnea. Carefully auscultate the chests of ill patients who have a high respiratory rate, because tachypnea can be the first sign of a developing pneumonia (Shapiro et al., 2010). Heart. [atrainceu.com]
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome is identified when two of the four criteria (fever, tachycardia, tachypnea, and leukocytosis or leukopenia) are met. [aafp.org]
Jaw & Teeth
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Anterior Open Bite
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Cardiovascular
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Tachycardia
Synonym: childbed fever, puerperal sepsis. (05 Mar 2000) sepsis The presence of organisms in the blood. (16 Dec 1997) sepsis syndrome A systemic response to infection, defined as hypothermia or hyperthermia, tachycardia, tachypnea, a clinically evident [kmle.co.kr]
It is marked by hypotension and coldness of the skin, and often by tachycardia and anxiety. Untreated shock can be fatal. Called also circulatory collapse. Mechanisms of Circulatory Shock. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
Symptoms include fever, chills, tachycardia, and increased respiratory rate. It is a medical emergency that requires urgent medical attention. [fpnotebook.com]
Fever, chills, tachycardia (rapid heart beat), and tachypnea (rapid respirations) are common acute symptoms of septicemia. When hypotension ( low blood pressure ) and signs of inadequate organ perfusion develop, the condition is termed septic shock. [healthcentral.com]
Clinical features suggesting the possibility of bacterial contamination and/or endotoxin reaction may include rigors, high fever, severe chills, hypotension, tachycardia, nausea and vomiting, dyspnoea, or circulatory collapse during or soon after transfusion [transfusion.com.au]
Neurologic
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Confusion
Sepsis eventually may begin to affect organ function, causing symptoms of mental confusion or impaired kidney function. Sepsis can lead to septic shock, which often causes death. [wisegeekhealth.com]
Early signs of sepsis include: fever, shivering, or feeling cold fast heart rate fast breathing and shortness of breath sweaty or clammy skin changes in mental state, such as feeling sleepy, confused, or losing interest If medical attention is not accessed [medicalnewstoday.com]
The first sign of shock is often confusion and decreased consciousness. In this beginning stage, the extremities are usually warm. Later, they become cool, pale, and bluish. Fever may give way to lower than normal temperatures later on in sepsis. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
However, bacteremia means the presence of bacteria in the blood; this can occur without any of the criteria listed above and should not be confused with sepsis. [medicinenet.com]
Workup
Further diagnostic workup included CT head which showed calcifications of tentorium and falx cerebelli with bridging of sella turcica; CT maxillofacial & neck which showed two posterior maxillary (one on the right, one on the left, at the level of second-third [cureus.com]
Etiology The etiology of sepsis is diverse, and clinical clues to various organ systems aid in appropriate workup and diagnosis. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Serum
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Hypocapnia
Hypocapnia and gram-negative bacteremic shock. Am J Surg. 1970 Apr;119(4):433–439. [PubMed] [Google Scholar] Bone RC. Let's agree on terminology: definitions of sepsis. Crit Care Med. 1991 Jul;19(7):973–976. [PubMed] [Google Scholar] Bone RC. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
[…] inflammatory response syndrome (manifested by two or more of the following criteria: fever (temperature above 38 C) or hypothermia (temperature below 35.5 C), tachycardia (more than 90 beats per minute), tachypnea (more than 20 breaths per minute), or hypocapnia [ccforum.biomedcentral.com]
Treatment
17th November 2016 The most common treatment for sepsis caused by bacteria, whether Gram-positive or Gram-negative, is the use of antibiotics. [wakopyrostar.com]
Both phagocytosis and ROI production increased after initiation of therapy and normalized within 7 days of treatment. The results suggest that granulocytes do not only participate in, but are also a target of, the septic host inflammatory response. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Prognosis
Patients with a life threatening disorder have a very poor prognosis, while sepsis in a previously healthy person carries a good prognosis. The overall mortality in gram negative bacteremia is 25%. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Cholestasis and the level of conjugated bilirubin did not influence the prognosis, which is in contrast with Khalil et al (1), whereas higher total bilirubin levels are associated with a higher rate of the survival in our study. [journals.lww.com]
Etiology
Etiology The etiology is still unknown and, to date, no causative gene has been implicated in the physiopathology of GCM. Genetic counseling GCM is considered to be inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. [orpha.net]
Table 1: MBL and ESBL producing Gram-negative bacilli from neonatal septicaemia Click here to view Reports from developing countries show GNB to be the major etiological agents ( 60%) of neonatal sepsis with K. pneumoniae being most common. [1] In our [ijmm.org]
A more detailed discussion of sepsis etiology in various organ systems is provided in Etiology. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Enterotoxigenic (ETEC): This is the most common etiology ( 50%) of traveler’s diarrhea. It is found mostly in tropical or developing countries. [cancertherapyadvisor.com]
Ceftriaxone is a common broad-spectrum antibiotic for initial treatment prior to knowing the etiology of infection. Antibiotics are the definitive therapy for treatment of the origin of sepsis- pathogenic microbial infection. [austincc.edu]
Epidemiology
Details about this forecast and other discussions of sepsis epidemiology can be found in the EpiCast Report: Sepsis and Septic Shock – Epidemiology Forecast to 2026 and the EpiCast Model: Sepsis and Septic Shock – Epidemiology Forecast to 2026. [hospitalmanagement.net]
Ballot, D.E. and Perovich, O. (2005) Epidemiology of Neonatal Sspsis at Johannesburg Hospital. [scirp.org]
The diagnosis, epidemiology and control of urinary infection in urology and gynaecology. J Clin Pathol. 1960 May;13:187–194. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] SLADE N. Bacteriaemia and septicaemia after urological operations. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Epidemiology of blood stream infections in pediatric patients at a tertiary care cancer centre. Indian J Cancer. 2014;51:438-41. Rossolini GM, Arena F, Pecile P, Pollini S. Update on the antibiotic resistance crisis. [jbclinpharm.org]
Organ dysfunctions during severe sepsis and septic-like syndromes: epidemiology, classification, and mechanism. Cavaillon J-M, Adrie C, eds. [medscape.com]
Pathophysiology
Better understanding of the pathophysiology of endotoxin release from Gram-negative bacteria and advances in biotechnology have led to the development of potential new treatments for sepsis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Pathophysiology [ edit ] The pathophysiology of septic shock is not entirely understood, but it is known that a key role in the development of severe sepsis is played by an immune and coagulation response to an infection. [en.wikipedia.org]
The objective of the present study is to investigate the differences in pathophysiology and the clinical course of bacteremia caused by different bacterial species. [ccforum.biomedcentral.com]
Prevention
Blood is supposed to clot in response to trauma, as a means to prevent bleeding. [sciencedaily.com]
Appropriate antibiotics that are synergistic against the infecting organism can decrease the mortality, but the overwhelming infleunce of host factors in predicting the outcome suggests that prevention and early treatment are the best means of decreasing [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated infections (Epic3) Use these national evidence-based guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated infections. [improvement.nhs.uk]
Resources Centers for Disease Control and Prevention IDSA—Infectious Diseases Society of America Canadian Resources Infection Prevention and Control Canada Public Health Agency of Canada References Antibiotic resistance threats in the United States, 2013 [winchesterhospital.org]