Shock and Sepsis Explained Clearly Series

If you are going through an infection you can be attacked by a septic Shock. It usually happens when organ injury or damage in response to infection, leads to dangerously low blood pressure and abnormalities in cellular metabolism. Many of the physicians see it as a three-stage syndrome, starting with sepsis, severe sepsis and progressing to septic shocks. It is a systematic response to infection.

Well any type of infection can lead to sepsis but the most likely are

• Pneumonia
• Abdominal infection
• Kidney infection
• Bloodstream infection (bacteremia)

Since past few days, incidents of sepsis appear to be increasing in the United States for different reasons.

• Americans are living longer and have population more of people older than 65, which is swelling the ranks of the highest risk age group.
• Another factor is the drug resistant bacteria.  Bacteria can transform themselves and resist the effects of antibiotics that once killed them. These antibiotic-resistant bacteria are often the root cause of the infections that trigger sepsis.
• And last, the most common cause of the illness is weak immune systems, which leads to infection-prone body type. Hence leads to Septic shocks.

More detailed study of the subject is available at Shock and Sepsis Explained Clearly Series provided by MedCram which is precisely to the point and helpful for medical students, nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals to continue medical education. Understand Shock and Sepsis causes, diagnosis, and treatment with this easy to follow medical review by Dr. Seheult.

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