Sepsis

Sepsis, formerly known as septicemia or blood poisoning, is a life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs. This... Wikipedia

• Specialty:  Infectious disease
• Symptoms:  Fever, increased heart rate, low blood pressure, increased breathing rate, low urine output, absent or near absent urine output, severe pain, confusion
• Usual onset:  May be rapid (less than three hours) or prolonged (several days)
• Causes:  Immune response triggered by an infection
• Risk factors:  Young or old age, cancer, diabetes, major trauma, asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, multiple myeloma, burns
• Diagnostic method:  Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), qSOFA
• Prevention:  influenza vaccination, vaccines, pneumonia vaccination
• Treatment:  Intravenous fluids, antimicrobials, vasopressors
• Frequency:  0.2–3 per 1000 a year (developed world)
• Data Source:  DuckDuckGo