Signs, Symptoms & Treatment
Cerner waring of Sepsis
What is a discern alert
Lactic value that indicates the patient has sepsis
What is >2.0
Name the 3 stages of sepsis
What is sepsis, severe sepsis & septic shock
Fever >100.9 F or <96.8 F and HR >90 bpm
What is SIRS
Moderate MEWS score
What is 3-4
SIRS + a source that is an infection
What is Sepsis
Lactic value that indicates the patient may be in Septic Shock
What is > or = to 4
A life threatening overreaction of the body's immune system to an infection
What is Sepsis
Time to initiate first bundle of treatment
What is 1 hour
Internal code when a patient's condition changes
What is a Rapid Response
The number of abnormal symptoms needed to meet SIRS criteria
What is two
Lab value that indicates renal dysfunction
What is creatinine
When Sepsis symptoms progress to decreased urination, discolored skin, varying mental ability, breathing problems, decrease in blood platelets, extreme weakness, fainting, abnormal heart function, and chills from hypothermia
What is Severe Sepsis
The most dangerous phase of sepsis, with the highest mortality rate of 50%
What is Septic Shock
This score determines the degree of illness of a patient
What is Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS)
Bacterial, viral or fungal
What are types of infections
This needs to be drawn prior to giving antibiotics
What are blood cultures
A progression of Severe Sepsis with severe hypotension (MAP <65 or SBP < 90)
What is Septic Shock
Amount of crystalloid fluid bolus to be administered and over what time frame
What is 30 ml/kg/hr
This score is used to identify patients that are at increased risk of catastrophic deterioration, resulting in ICU admission or death
What is Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS)
Treatment when a patient is hypotensive after the completion of a fluid bolus
What are vasopressors
Color of blood tube used for lactic acid
What is grey
This increases when sepsis is not recognized, and treatment is delayed
What is death
The number of deaths per year in the US from Sepsis
What is 350,000
The six vital parameters of MEWS
What are heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, temperature, mental status and urine output