Sepsis Certification Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Define Sepsis AKA: blood poisoning The body's often deadly response to infection or injury. What bacteria is associated with sepsis today? usually caused by gram positive bacteria today Staph Aureus Strep pneumoniae Define SIRS. Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Must have two or more of the following: Temperature 38 (100.4) or 36 (96.8) Heart Rate 90 BPM Respiratory Rate 20 or PCO2 32mm Hg Abnormal WBC (12K or 4K or 10% Bands)
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