Pathologic Function
septic shock
sep·tic shock
Subclass of:
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome;
Sepsis
Definitions related to septic shock:
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A state of acute circulatory failure characterized by persistent arterial hypotension despite adequate fluid resuscitation or by tissue hypoperfusion unexplained by other causes.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A state of acute circulatory failure resulting from organ injury or damage in response to infection that results in dangerously low blood pressure.U.S. FDA GlossaryU.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2021
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Shock caused by infection; frequently caused by gram negative bacteria, although some cases have been caused by other bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa; characterized by fever, chills, tachycardia, tachypnea, and hypotension.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(shock, septic) Sepsis associated with HYPOTENSION or hypoperfusion despite adequate fluid resuscitation. Perfusion abnormalities may include but are not limited to LACTIC ACIDOSIS; OLIGURIA; or acute alteration in mental status.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Over many years, the terms sepsis and septicemia have referred to several ill-defined clinical conditions present in a patient with bacteremia. Definitions have not changed greatly since 1914, when Schottmueller wrote, �Septicemia is a state of microbial invasion from a portal of entry into the blood stream which causes sign of illness.WebMD, 2019
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