Running Head: Sepsis 1 Sepsis: A Clinical Case Study Example Conestoga College Running Head: Sepsis 2 Abstract Sepsis is an inflammatory systemic response to infection. The symptoms are produced by the host’s defense systems rather than by the invading pathogens (Schouten et al.‚ 2008). Sepsis is a frequent cause of admission to intensive care units (ICUs) and it is one of the leading causes of death among hospitalized patients (Alberti et al.‚ 2003). It is a public health
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this assignment is to critically discuss the nursing assessment individualised care and nursing interventions of the acutely ill patient. The patient discussed developed severe sepsis due to a urinary tract infection and her condition deteriorated during the recovery process in the nurse’s care. Lovick (2009) defines sepsis ‘as a known or suspected infection accompanied by evidence of two or more of the SIRS criteria’. SIRS is outlined as a ‘systemic inflammatory response’ consisting of two or more
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Breathlessness 1. Presenting condition (PC) = Increase SOB 2. History of presenting condition (HPC) = Gradual decline or sudden. Any changes or normal exercise tolerance. Sleep at night‚ does lying flat make it worse? What makes it better/worse? 3. Past Medical History (PMH) 4. Drug History 5. Social History – include smoking‚ family history ect. 6. Examination of patient O – onset L – Location D – Duration C – Character A – Aggrevating R – Relieving T - Treatment TAKING A HISTORY Started
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the brain‚ rapidly causing severe damage which can be very difficult to treat. This condition is also known as “blood poisoning‚” in a reference to the fact that the patient’s entire vascular system is compromised. Some people also refer to it as sepsis‚ a term which actually refers to any sort of inflammation response as a result of infection. One of the primary treatments for septicemia is antibiotic‚ which are administered to kill the bacteria causing the condition. Transfusions of blood may also
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Symptoms of sepsis are usually nonspecific and include fever‚ chills‚ and constitutional symptoms of fatigue‚ malaise‚ anxiety‚ or confusion.[12] These symptoms are not pathognomonic for infection and may also be observed in a wide variety of noninfectious inflammatory conditions. In addition‚ they may be absent in patients with serious infections‚ especially in elderly individuals. Because systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)‚ sepsis‚ septic shock‚ and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
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D.‚ Guyatt‚ G. (2001). Colloid use for fluid resuscitation: Evidence and spin. Ann Intern Med 2001; 135:205–208. Dellinger‚ P‚ R.‚ Carlet‚ J‚ M.‚ Masur‚ H.‚ Gerlach‚ H.‚ Calandra‚ T.‚ Cohen‚ J. et al. (2004). Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines for the management of severe sepsis and septic shock. Critical care medicine. 2004; Vol 32‚ No 3. Department of Health (2000). The NHS Plan. London: The Stationary Office Department of Health (2005) Elsurer‚ R.‚ Sezer‚ S.‚ Ozdemir‚ N‚ F.‚ Akgul‚ A.‚ Arat
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Pathologic Mechanisms of Septic Shock Kenneth J. Goodrum‚ Ph.D. OUCOM Topics ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Definitions: SIRS‚sepsis‚shock‚MODS Morbidity/mortality of Sepsis/Shock Pathogenesis of shock Microbial triggers(endotoxin‚ TSSTs) Cytokine and non-cytokine mediators of SIRS and shock Pathophysiology of shock Therapy Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) ● ● ● ● ● Systemic inflammatory response to a variety of severe clinical insults manifested by ≥ 2 of the following conditions
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Case Study 1: Breast Cancer Situation: The client is a 50-year-old female teacher who was notified of an abnormal screening mammogram. Diagnosis of infiltrating ductal carcinoma was made following a stereotactic needle biopsy of a 1.5 x 1.5 cm lobulated mass at the 3:00 position in her left breast. The client had a modified radical mastectomy with lymph node dissection. The sentinel lymph node and 11 of 16 lymph nodes were positive for tumor. Estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors were
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font Example Rivers‚ E‚ B Nguyen‚ S Havstad‚ J Ressler‚ A Muzzin‚ B Knoblich‚ E Peterson‚ and M Tomlanovich. "Early Goal-Directed Therapy in the Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock." The New England Journal of Medicine. 345.19 (2001): 1368-77. Print. This study examines the benefits of early treatment for sepsis and septic shock in emergency room medicine and intensive care units. Researchers randomly assigned septic patients to either an experimental group or a control group; patients
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you’re trying to evacuate its contents. 2) Bleeding after the abortion 3) Sepsis: an infection in part of the body‚ in which pus is produced (accompanied by fever) Since the human body reacts differently from one another‚ let’s consider now the case of a 13-year-old girl who in a rage of desperation (her parent’s didn’t even know that she was dating a boy) decided to undergo a clandéstine abortion resulting in Sepsis lung secondary problems‚ generalized infection of the body renal deficiency
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