Medical Terminology
SEPSIS: The body's ____ and life- threatening ______to infection which can lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death
overwhelming, response
Heart rate greater than ___ bpm
90
type of oxygen flow that should be delivered
high
The risk of dying from sepsis increases by as much as ___ for every ___ treatment is delayed.
8%, hour
MAP goal for adults
>65
the progressive physiological dysfunction of two or more organ systems where homeostasis cannot be maintained without intervention
Multi Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
Respiratory rate greater than ___ breaths/min
20
levophed dose range
2-10 mcg/min
Kills more people annually than ____cancer, ____ cancer, and AIDS combined
Prostate, Breast
this drug increases myocardial oxygen demand
epinephrine
the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life
metabolism
temperature less than
first line of our procedure section
notify hospital
EMS transports ___% of patients with severe sepsis
60
a1 receptor activation causes
vasoconstriction, increased peripheral resistance, increased BP, Mydriasis, increased closure of internal sphincter of the bladder
the state or quality of a material or membrane that causes it to allow liquids or gases to pass through it
permeability
PaCO2 less than ___
32 mmHg
Under LCFD's criteria for probable sepsis, what level of End Tidal Co2 levels equal to or lower than ____
25
___% of Americans can identify symptoms of a stroke but less than __% can identify symptoms of sepsis
72, 1
b1 receptors are found in the
heart
a condition in which small blood clots develop throughout the bloodstream, blocking small blood vessels. The increased clotting depletes the platelets and clotting factors needed to control bleeding, causing excessive bleeding.
disseminating intravascular coagulation
Leukocyte count greater than _____ or less than 4,000 microliters
12,000
Pediatric bolus dosage
20 ml/kg
For every __ heart attack patients for whom EMS provides care, ___ patients are hospitalized by sepsis
2, 5
lungs