Treatment

Sepsis

  • It is a systemic response of your body to infection.
  • You will have an elevation of your heartbeat and respiratory rate, fever or decrease in your body temperature and an inadequate irrigation of your organs
  • It is caused by a bacterial infection that start in any part of your body
  • Sometimes, the bacteria get in through an IV catheter
  • When sepsis is serious, your organs may shut down.
  • For example, your brain could stop working partially losing consciousness, your kidneys may stop making urine or your lungs may stop oxygenate.
  • Sometimes, blood pressure drops resulting in shock.
  • It is treated with antibiotics and fluids and sometimes require oxygen, dialysis machine even surgery

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