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What is septic shock?

Septic shock is a serious condition that occurs when an overwhelming infection leads to low blood pressure and low blood flow. The brain, heart, kidneys, and liver may not work properly or may fail.

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Bacteremic shock; Endotoxic shock; Septicemic shock; Warm shock

What are the causes, incidence and risk factors associated with septic shock?
What are the symptoms associated with septic shock?
What are the treatment options for septic shock?
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Critical Care Community - Improve MedHelp Suggestions Community
- Jul 14, 2010
I suggest that Critical Care/ICU (and possibly Emergency Medicine/ER) be added as a separa...
identfying bacteria which is the root cause for septic shock - Infectious Diseases Community
- Aug 09, 2009
My name is Jag and I have a younger sister who is in the ICU of a hospital in Canada fighti...
Sepsis and Septic Shock - Undiagnosed Symptoms Community
- Mar 27, 2006
Can Sepsis cause loss of memory? My grandmother was admitted to the hospital a little over ...
Infection/ Septic shock? - Heart Disease Expert Forum
- Nov 30, 1999
My father of good health died within one week of being bitten by a horse. He was very phys...
Diabetes or septic shock?... - Diabetes - Juvenile Type I Community
- Apr 29, 2004
My 42 year old brother-in-law died Thursday morning around 5:00 a.m. He was admitted to Med...
CLL and Septic Shock - Leukemia & Lymphoma Community
- May 20, 2008
My grandmother has been living with CLL for over 10 years. She recently progressed to a new...
Septic Arthritis - Orthopedics Community
- Aug 09, 2011
Last year I got septic arthritis in my left knee. Had 10 bouts of surgery on my knee to was...
Shock - Nutrition Community
- Oct 23, 2010
What is shock and what are the signs or symptons of shock?
Pain in upper left quadrant after septic shock & ostomy reversal - Gastroenterology Community
- Feb 05, 2008
Hello, for about 2 months now I have had fairly severe, chronic pain in my upper left ab...
septic shock - Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Community
- Oct 31, 2010
could ibs cause septic shock
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