Sepsis Recognition
A patient has suspected infection, new confusion, tachycardia, tachypnea, and worsening oxygenation. What should you be thinking?
What is possible sepsis with organ dysfunction?
This finding can indicate impaired tissue perfusion and is commonly used to assess the severity of patient with suspected sepsis.
What is lactate?
A patient with pneumonia develops new confusion, hypotension, and decreased urine output. These new findings suggest the patient may be progressing from an infection to what serious condition?
What is sepsis with organ dysfunction?
True or False: A patient must have a very high fever before you should suspect sepsis.
What is false?
A patient with suspected infection has a "normal" blood pressure but is increasingly confused, tachypneic, and producing very little urine. Why shouldn't you dismiss the concern?
What is trajectory matters more than a single vital sign?