Pathophysiology
Systemic Inflammatory Response to Infection
What is sepsis?
The Sepsis CM began in this year.
What is 2015?
This number represents the nation wide mortality rate for sepsis.
What is 30-50%?
These type of infections are the most common cause of Sepsis.
What are lung infections?
This website has the most up to date information on sepsis or patients and caregivers.
What is Sepsis Alliance?
This is the reason that Lacitc Acid elevates in Sepsis.
What is tissue hypoperfusion?
A proven way to decrease variation in Sepsis care.
What is use of the sepsis order set?
Best way RNs can help to decrease Sepsis mortality.
What is early recognition?
An infection more frequent in women also frequently causing confusion.
What is a UTI?
For general questions about a Sepsis patient you can call this nurse at this extension.
What is the Sepsis RN 496-5116?
This needs to be present in order for the patient to meet Severe Sepsis criteria.
What is organ dysfuntion?
Lactate, Blood Cultures, ABX, Fluids are a part of what in sepsis care?
What are the 3 Hour Sepsis Bundle Elements?
Type of antibiotic that should be given first.
What is broad spectrum?
This type if infection frequently leads to an increase in Bilirubin.
What is Cholangitis or Cholecysitis?
Resource that can be utilized for a decompensating sepsis patient.
What is the Rapid Response RN?
Common clinical assessment findings in sepsis.
What are fever, chills, mottling, ALOC/confusion, tachycardia?
Lactate, Vasopressors, Sepsis focused Exam are a part of what in Sepsis Care?
What are the 6 Hour bundle elements?
The higher number of these failures, the higher the sepsis mortality.
What is organ failures?
The syptoms of this kind of infection can be mistaken for pyschosis.
What is meningitis or encephalitis?
BONUS!!!
This is the number one organ failure found in sepsis.
What is Kidney Failure?
This is what happens when a patient does not receive the core measure elements in the approriate time frame.
What is a fallout?
Mortality increases in sepsis by 8% every hour by this is delayed.
What are antibiotics?
The only source of sepsis not treated with broad spectrum ABX.
What is Clostidium Difficile infection?
BONUS!!!