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In some cases, bacteremia leads to septic shock, a potentially life-threatening condition
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How is septic shock prevented?
The risk of developing septic shock can be minimized through treatment of underlying bacterial infections, and prompt attention to signs of bacteremia. In the hospital, scrupulous aseptic technique on the part of medical professionals lowers the risk.
What can Endotoxin in sterile injectable drugs cause?
Septic shock symptoms.
What type of shock occurs when poisons or toxins in the blood cause vasodilation and the blood pressure drops?
Septic shock
Is septic shock accidental death?
Septic shock is not accidental death. Septic shock is a severe infection in the blood stream that causes illness and death.
What are symptoms of bacteremia?
Symptoms of bacteremia are fever, chills, mental confusion, anxiety, rapid heart beat, hyperventilation, blood clotting problems, and shock.
What is a serious condition that occurs when an overwhelming bacterial infection affects the body?
Septic Shock
What is the pathophysiology of shock?
Cardiogenic, hypovolemic, or septic shock?
Is septic shock contagious?
is septick shock contagius/
What is another name for septicemia?
Sepsis or SIRS (Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) are other common names for the presence of pathogens in the bloodstream that cause systemic (whole body) symptoms of infection (septicemia), sometimes also referred to as being "septic". Depending on the severity and symptoms, it can also be called severe sepsis or septic shock. Bacteremia is presence of bacteria in the blood, but does not mean the same as septicemia since it is usually transient and usually clears from the action of the body's own immune system. Bacteremia does not indicate a systemic reaction or infection. A common lay term used is "blood poisoning".
Various pathologies cause both types of shock match the corresponding pathology with its shock classification given?
bacteremia=severe genintoutinary infection and sepsis following pneumonia hypersensitivity=penicillin anaphylaxis and reaction to insect bite
In septic shock antibiotics may aggrevate hypotension?
septic shock is caused by viruses fungi and gram positive and gram negative bacteria.however if infection comes untreated.hypovolemic shock develops. septic shock is caused by viruses fungi and gram positive and gram negative bacteria.however if infection comes untreated.hypovolemic shock develops.
What causes the medical condition septic shock?
No it is not. Septic shock is a serious condition that occurs when an overwhelming bacterial infection affects the body.
