Recognition
Labs
Timeline
Intervention
100

SIRS criteria in the scenario

What is HR, temperature, and respiratory rate?

100

This lab needs to be transported on ICE

What is lactate?

100

Blood cultures must be drawn in__________ minutes

What is 30 minutes?

100

Patient weighs 70kg. Calculate total fluid bolus

What is 2100 ml?

200

4th SIRS criteria not listed in the scenario.

What is WBC >12K or less than 4K or Bands >10%

200

A lactate of greater than ________would indicate severe sepsis.

What is lactate greater than 2?

200

Antibiotics must be ordered within _______ hr

What is 1 hour?

200

C A L F for sepsis

(Expand the abbreviation)

What are Cultures, Antibiotics, Lactate, and Fluids?

300

Define severe sepsis.

What is infection + 2 SIRS + End Organ Dysfunction

300

Lactate of greater than 4.5

what is septic shock?

300

Fluids must be administered within ----------- hr

What is 3 hours?

300

The patient did not respond to the fluid bolus. My next action is...

What are vasopressors?

400

Define Septic Shock

What is severe sepsis + persistent hypotension s/p fluids or lactate >4?

400

Labs ordered for questionable sepsis.

What is blood culture, lactate, CBC, BMP and trop?

400

Initial lactate resulted >2!

Repeat lactate is in -----hours

What is 3 hours?

400

The fluid bolus is completed. I will check________

What is the assessment for Volume status and Tissue perfusion?

Vital signs, cardiopulmonary exam, capillary refill, peripheral pulse evaluation, skin exam or check CVP, bedside cardiovascular exam.

500

Define end organ Criteria

What is Creatinine >2, Bilirubin >2, Lactate >2, platelet count < 100K, new onset altered mental status, increased O2 demand to maintain Sat 90%, urine output <0.5ml/kg/hr. for 2-plus hours

500

This lab needs to be drawn before administering antibiotic.

What is blood culture?

500

Fluids are initiated for inpatient sepsis within -----------hour

What is 1 hour?

500

Failed sepsis bundle

(Patient Outcome)

What is mortality?