1) Medical emergency
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Septic shock is a medical condition as a result of severe infection and sepsis, though the microbe may be systemic or localized to a particular site. It can cause multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (formerly known as multiple organ failure) and death. Its most common victims are children, immunocompromised individuals, and the elderly, as their i...
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<microbiology> Condition of clinical shock caused by endotoxin in the blood. ... A serious complication of severe burns and abdominal wounds, frequently fatal. Part of the problem seems to be due to increased leucocyte adhesiveness, which leads to massive sequestration of neutrophils in the lung, increased vascular permeability and acute resp...
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shock associated with overwhelming infection, usually by gram-negative bacteria, although sometimes by other bacteria, viruses, fungi, or protozoa. It is thought to result from the action of endotoxins or other products of the infectious agent on the vascular system causing large volumes of blood to be sequestered in the ...
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Condition of clinical shock caused by endotoxin in the blood. A serious complication of severe burns and abdominal wounds, frequently fatal. Part of the problem seems to be due to increased leucocyte adhesiveness, which leads to massive sequestration of neutrophils in the lung, increased vascular permeability, and acute (adult) respiratory distress syndrome.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. shock associated with infection that has released large enough quantities of toxins or vasoactive substances including cytokines, to be associated with hypotension; 2. shock associated with septicemia caused by gram-negative bacteria.
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Shock caused by invasion of the body by bacteria that produce substances injurious to cells such that the cells can no longer utilize oxygen.
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septic shock 1. A serious, abnormal condition that occurs when an overwhelming infection leads to low blood pressure and low blood flow. Vital organs, such as the brain, heart, kidneys, and liver may not function properly or may fail. Decreased urine output from kidney failure may be one symptom. 2. Septic shock occurs most often in the very old a...
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serious condition marked by the loss of blood pressure resulting from an inflammatory response against a systemic infection
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a life-threatening condition in which tissues become damaged and blood pressure drops due to bacteria multiplying and producing poisons in the blood
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Life-threatening fall in blood pressure caused by blood poisoning (septicaemia). Toxins produced by bacteria infecting the blood induce a widespread dilation of the blood vessels throughout the body, and it is this that causes the patient's collapse (see shock). Septic shock can occur following bowel surgery, after a penetrating wound to th...
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