GENERAL SEPSIS
This organ metabolizes 60% of lactate.
What is the Liver?
This common presentation is not considered a sign of severe sepsis by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign or the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
What is Altered Mental Status?
The only lab test & value that can alone can diagnosis septic shock.
What is a lactate level greater than 4.0?
A frequently given IV antibiotic that is not broad spectrum.
What is Vancomycin?
Max duration until the repeat Lactate level is drawn.
What is 6 hours.
This lab test defines severe sepsis in the pulmonary system.
What is the P:F ratio?
Severe ARDS has a P:F ratio of this?
What is Less than 100?
Approximately 20% to 40% of hospitalized patients with bacterial pneumonia have an accompanying what?
What is a pleural effusion?
At Salem Health, this organ system, when septic, has the highest rate of mortality.
What is the urinary system? (40%)
This class of drug can cause an increase in lactate levels.
What are beta-2 adrenergic agonist? (albuterol etc)
The primary uses of this test is for the negative predictive value (NPV) for bacterial infection.
What is the PCT test?
The predominate acid in the extracellular fluid and a primary source of buffering.
What is carbonic acid?
This vitamin is essential for the aerobic metabolism of Lactate.
What is Thiamine?
This drug should only be used to treat infections in the outpatient setting.
What is Daptomycin?
A “normal” PCT in patients with renal insufficiency who is not being dialyzed can be as high as this.
What is 1.8