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    Septic shock

    noun

    • 1. a condition sometimes occurring in severe sepsis, in which the blood pressure fails and the organs of the body fail to receive sufficient oxygen: "his symptoms suggested septic shock"

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  2. Jun 14, 2022 · Septic shock is the last and most severe stage of sepsis. Sepsis occurs when your immune system has an extreme reaction to an infection. The inflammation throughout your body can cause dangerously low blood pressure. You need immediate treatment if you have septic shock. Treatment may include antibiotics, oxygen and medication.

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  4. Feb 10, 2023 · Sepsis is a serious condition in which the body responds improperly to an infection. Septic shock is a severe drop in blood pressure that can damage the organs and lead to death. Learn about the symptoms, causes, risk factors and complications of sepsis and septic shock.

  5. Jul 6, 2023 · Septic shock is the most severe form of sepsis, a life-threatening response to infection or injury. It causes low blood pressure, organ failure, and tissue death, and requires rapid diagnosis and treatment.

  6. This Viewpoint makes the case that the importance of early detection of sepsis and the need for rapid antibiotics in patients with definite infection and possible septic shock has likely led to overuse of antibiotics in patients who might not need them, and argues for testing to confirm infection in non-shock patients in place of rapid empirical antimicrobial treatment.

    • Mervyn Singer, Clifford S. Deutschman, Christopher Warren Seymour, Manu Shankar-Hari, Djillali Annan...
    • 2016
  7. Jun 12, 2023 · Septic shock, the most severe complication of sepsis, carries a high mortality. Septic shock occurs in response to an inciting agent, which causes both pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory immune system activation. This occurs in concert with the activation of monocytes, macrophages, and neutrophils that interact with the endothelium through ...

    • Sidharth Mahapatra, Alan C. Heffner
    • 2023/06/12
    • University of Nebraska Medical Center
  8. Septic shock is a life-threatening condition caused by a dysregulated response to infection, leading to organ dysfunction and failure. Learn about the causes, pathophysiology, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of septic shock from this comprehensive article.

  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Septic_shockSeptic shock - Wikipedia

    Definition. Septic shock is a subclass of distributive shock, a condition in which abnormal distribution of blood flow in the smallest blood vessels results in inadequate blood supply to the body tissues, resulting in ischemia and organ dysfunction. Septic shock refers specifically to distributive shock due to sepsis as a result of infection.

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