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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 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.
What are the two most important causes of death in burn patients?
Hypovolemic Shock and Septic Shock
What diseases could be underlying causes of septic bursitis?
When a patient has such a serious infection, there may be underlying causes. There could be undiscovered diabetes, or an inefficient immune system caused by human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV).
What is a serious condition that occurs when an overwhelming bacterial infection affects the body?
Septic Shock
Is septic shock caused by an viral infection?
yes
Can a tooth infection make your blood become septic?
Yes a tooth infection can bring about blood poisoning
What is the medical term meaning microbes and infection are present?
Septic is the medical term meaning that microbes and infection are present.
Is acute septic arthritis a viral infection?
No it is brought about by the response to a bacterial infection involving a range of possible bacteria.
What arthritis usually results from bacterial infection?
Septic arthritis results from a bacterial infection. Sometimes referred to as bacterial arthritis, this condition causes joints to swell, becoming stiff and painful. Septic arthritis is most common in the knees and hips. Septic arthritis can develop as a result of bacteria spreading through the bloodstream to a joint, or it may be the result od a direct infection with bacteria through an injury surgery. Gonococcal arthritis is the result of infection by the gram-negative diplococcus Neisseria gonorrhoeae. In the United States, gonococcal arthritis is the most common form of septic arthritis.
What does the medical term septic mean?
It means poisoning of the body by infection (bacteria), as does septicemia and sepsis.
A severe infection could decrease blood pressure by causing?
septic shock
