SIRS/Severe Sepsis
WBC of blank or blank or blank % bands.
What is >12,000; <4,000; 10%?
First step of treating sepsis patient...
Initiating sepsis checklist.
Vasopressor of choice for septic shock.
What is Levophed?
Percentage needed for compliance with CMS.
What is 85%?
What percentage of people have heard of the term 'sepsis'?
What is 69%?
Define time zero.
What is the time when the patient meets final criteria for severe sepsis or septic shock?
Before hanging IV antibiotics I must...
Check the blood culture collection times.
If a patient has 3 liters of fluid ordered but only two are downed how many bags did they actually receive?
What is 2 liters of fluid?
T or F: One fall out causes the whole case to fall out.
What is true?
Number of adults who die yearly from sepsis.
What is 350,000?
Common infection sources.
What is respiratory, genitourinary, dermatological and GI infections?
Hypotension or lactate >4 means the patient needs...
Fluids
Define persistent hypotension
What is hypotension that persists for at least 1 hour after adequate fluid resuscitation?
T or F: Blood cultures may be late if documented they couldn't be obtained.
What is true?
Average amount hospitals spend on sepsis each year.
What is $53 billion?
Vital sign that can't be a SIRS criteria.
Hanging an antibiotic within one hour of time zero is compliant with...
What is Anthem QHIP?
A blank must be documented within 6 hours of time zero.
What is a repeat volume tissue perfusion assessment?
The blank time is the blood culture time.
What is the collection time?
Percentage mortality increases hourly if sepsis care is delayed.
What is 4-9%?
List 3 broad categories as risk factors for sepsis.
What are immunocompromised, in-dwelling devices and recurrent antibiotic therapy?
In your own words, define severe sepsis.
What is 2 SIRS, an organ dysfunction and an infection?
In your own words, define septic shock.
What is sepsis with persisting hypotension requiring vasopressors to maintain a MAP of 65 mmHg plus lactate over 2 mmol/L despite adequate volume resuscitation?
Ideal body weight (IBW) is allowable when determining correct amount of fluids to be given.
What is yes?
Average number of amputations daily resulting from sepsis.
What is 38 amputations?