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 CMS (core measure).
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.(by CMS). It is now recommended by SSC to draw by 2 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 less than 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?
An experienced clinician knows that these two symptoms are not adequate reasons for withholding fluids.
What is tachypnea or dyspnea.
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)
A fever is this range is overwhelming caused by an infection in the non-elderly adult.
what is 102-105.8 F
The primary uses of this test is for the negative predictive value (NPV) for bacterial infection.
What is the PCT test?
These two disease states can cause non-coronary increased in troponin levels?
What is Sepsis and Renal Failure. (There are over 20 etiologies of why troponin can be elevated outside in the absence of actor coronary syndrome)
This predominate acid in the extracellular fluid is the 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