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| | Shock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The rarest cause of shock is acute spinal cord injury leading to neurogenic shock. | | | Obstructive shock: the only therapy consist of removing the obstruction. | | | This can be due to damage to the heart muscle, most often from a large myocardial infarction. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock
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| | Reversal of intractable septic shock with norepinephrine therapy. | | | Septic shock in humans:clinical evaluation, pathophysiology, and therapeutic approach. | | | They demonstrated that septic patients had coronary blood flows equal to or greater than controls, and similar myocardial lactate levels to patients with sepsis but no obvious myocardial depression. |
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http://gasnet.med.yale.edu/esia/2000/january/septicshock.html
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| | Postgraduate Medicine: Optimal management of septic shock |
| | Several other therapies are used in refractory septic shock. | | | Hemodynamic studies and results of therapy in 50 patients with bacteremic shock. | | | A patient who is hypotensive and in shock should be examined and treated as soon as possible. |
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http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2002/03_02/fitch2.htm
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| | ARDS Foundation : Septic Shock of Early or Late Onset |
| | In our unit, all patients with septic shock are treated according to a strict protocol, so that the differences in length of stay and outcome were not related to different therapeutic regimes. | | | All patients received empiric antibiotics adjusted according to culture results; the rate of appropriateness of empirical antibiotic therapy was the similar in the two groups (data not shown). | | | These differences may influence clinical trials of therapeutic agents for sepsis, and should be taken into account when analyzing the results. |
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http://www.ardsusa.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=31&t=000010
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| | Shock |
| | Shock can be avoided by recognizing that a patient who is unable to drink in order to replace lost fluids needs to be given fluids intravenously (through a needle in a vein). | | | Other types of shock are only preventable insofar as one can prevent their underlying conditions, or can monitor and manage those conditions well enough so that they never progress to the point of shock. | | | Other tests are performed, as appropriate, to try to determine the underlying condition responsible for the patient's state of shock. |
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http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/shock.jsp
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| | SIRS, Sepsis and Septic Shock |
| | Sequence of physiologic patterns in surgical septic shock. | | | Systemic inflammatory response syndrome, sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock: incidence, morbidities and outcomes in surgical ICU patients. | | | Effect of route of feeding on the incidence of septic complications in critically ill patients. |
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http://www.umdnj.edu/rspthweb/bibs/sepsis.htm
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| | Depending on the cause of shock, surgery may be required to repair heart valves or rupture of a ventricle, artificially augment blood flow from the heart, or remove an embolism. | | | Plant-based medicines that support the immune system may be beneficial in treating septic shock. | | | A study on animals with septic shock showed that CoQ10 improved heart function, blood flow, and blood pressure; another suggested that pretreatment with CoQ10 improved lung function of the animals who later developed septic shock. |
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http://www.meta-ehealth.com/site/office/conditions/view_art_print.jsp?article=221
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| | In Septic Shock, Increase Cardiac Output or Leave It Alone? |
| | In the Rivers study, goal-directed therapy started before ICU admission improved outcomes in patients with septic shock. | | | “Mean arterial pressure and systemic vascular resistance make a difference in the outcome of septic shock,” he said; “cardiac index does not.” A study by Groeneveld et al[4] showed that in septic shock, mean arterial pressure and systemic vascular resistance levels were significantly lower in patients who died, but cardiac index values were similar. | | | Get rid of the vasopressor agent as soon as possible,” he said, adding that vasopressors are not likely to do a better job than our natural control mechanisms in maintaining vascular tone. |
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http://www.pulmonaryreviews.com/may03/pr_may03_septic.html
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| | Appropriate intubation is a crucial component of an effective shock management plan Corticosteroids: High dose steroids are now used only in the setting of acute adrenal insufficiency or in association with acute spinal cord trauma. | | | The amount of fluid resuscitation should be individualized based upon clinical response. | | | Sympathomimetic amines Catecholamine therapy: Choose the drug based on which adrenergic receptor you want to influence. |
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http://www.muhealth.org/~md2003/pbldraft/09-08hat.doc
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| | SIRS to Septic Shock |
| | Patients with septic shock have a biphasic immunological response. | | | Angus DC, Linde-Zwirble WT, Lidicker J, et al.: Epidemiology of severe sepsis in the United States: analysis of incidence, outcome and associated costs of care. | | | Factors contributing to the increasing incidence of sepsis: |
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http://www.kcom.edu/faculty/chamberlain/Website/lectures/lecture/sepsis.htm
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| | THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 13, Ch. 156, Bacteremia And Septic Shock |
| | The patient's condition, although grave, may continue to deteriorate unless the septic focus is excised or drained. | | | Cutaneous vasoconstriction provides a clue to peripheral vascular resistance but does not accurately reflect blood flow to the kidney, brain, or intestines. | | | Depending on the patient's clinical status, other therapies are used, including mannitol or furosemide to induce diuresis in patients with oliguria, a rapidly acting digitalis preparation in patients with heart failure, and, occasionally, heparin in patients with DIC (see also Ch. |
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http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section13/chapter156/156c.jsp
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| | Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine: Septic shock |
| | Bacteria may be introduced to the blood stream by surgical procedures, catheters, or intravenous equipment. | | | Because of this, careful monitoring and early, aggressive therapy can minimize the likelihood of progression. | | | The likelihood of recovery from septic shock depends on may factors, including the degree of immunosuppression of the patient, underlying disease, promptness of treatment, and type of bacteria responsible. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g2601/is_0012/ai_2601001236
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| | SEPTIC SHOCK CARE GUIDE INFORMATION SEPTIC SHOCK |
| | To help with this plan, you must learn about septic shock and how it can be treated. | | | Caregivers will do tests to learn what is causing your illness. | | | Medicine and other care will be used to treat septic shock while you are in the hospital. |
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http://www.drugs.com/CG/SEPTIC_SHOCK.html
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| | Shock-Septic Shock (SIRS) |
| | There is an alteration in peripheral circulation when septic shock occurs. | | | One of the major causes of the condition leading to septic shock is infection by gram negative organism. | | | Gram positive organisms, may release endo toxins which trigger the body’s immune response leading to toxic shock syndrome. |
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http://rnbob.tripod.com/septicshock.htm
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| | Septic shock |
| | However the treatment proved less effective than had been hoped. | | | BPI has been made outside the human body using cloning techniques, tested in laboratory model systems and shown to be effective. | | | TNF is produced in response to the danger signals of toxins produced by bacteria appearing in the body. |
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http://www.hammersmithresearch.com/specialty/article.asp?Specialty=Infection&art_id=188
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| | USATODAY.com - Experts: Chance of surviving septic shock is slim |
| | "The chances of an elderly person in this condition with septic shock surviving 24 to 48 hours are slim — about 10-20%, but that would be in an intensive care unit with very aggressive treatment," said Dr. Gianni Angelini, a professor of cardiac surgery at Bristol University in England. | | | Unless circulation is restored quickly, within about 24 to 48 hours, the organs start failing because of lack of oxygen. | | | ROME (AP) — Septic shock, suffered this week by Pope John Paul II, involves both bacteria in the blood and a consequent over-relaxing of the blood vessels. |
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2005-04-01-pope-experts_x.htm
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| | Septic shock - definition of Septic shock in Encyclopedia |
| | Septic shock is a serious medical condition causing such effects as multiple organ failure and death in response to infection and sepsis. | | | The condition develops as a response to certain microbial molecules which trigger the production and release of cellular mediators, such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF); these act to stimulate immune response. | | | The various shock conditions include: septic shock, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, toxic shock syndrome, adrenal insufficiency, and anaphylaxis. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Septic_shock
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| | septic shock |
| | Many cases can be treated, and most people have a full recovery. | | | Septic shock is a condition caused by a serious infection that involves the blood. | | | Shock is a word used to describe a certain abnormal state in the body. |
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http://www.northmemorial.com/HealthEncyclopedia/content/1762.asp
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| | sepsis, SIRS, septic shock, pathophysiology |
| | Shock refractory to conventional therapy (intravenous fluids and inotropic/vasoactive agents) within one hour. | | | Hypoperfusion and perfusion abnormalities may include, but are not limited to, lactic acidosis, oliguria or an acute alteration in mental state. | | | Increased circulating levels in cardiogenic shock and following severe trauma. |
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http://www.4um.com/tutorial/icm/sepsis.htm
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| | Septic shock |
| | Sepsis and septic shock are systemic responses to infection. | | | The patient populations at greatest risk are growing -- including the immunocompromised, the elderly, and patients within intensive care settings. | | | Despite significant advances in medical care during the past half century, including the development of numerous potent, broad-spectrum antibiotics, the incidence of sepsis and septic shock has been increasing. |
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http://www.mcgill.ca/hostres/diseases/septic
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| | Septic Shock Gene Identified |
| | There is no effective treatment for septic shock, and about half of all cases of septic shock end in death. | | | Bacteria that are classified as gram negative rod-shaped most commonly cause septic shock. | | | Those people with mutations in this gene may be more likely to develop septic shock and ways could be developed to prevent them from getting gram negative bacterial infections. |
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http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/14842
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| | Septic Shock |
| | The sooner you receive treatment, the better your chances of recovery. | | | During septic shock, the body tissues and organs do not get enough blood and oxygen. | | | Without treatment, septic shock is usually a killer. |
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| | NEJM -- Pathogenetic Mechanisms of Septic Shock |
| | MUTUNGA, M., FULTON, B., BULLOCK, R., BATCHELOR, A., GASCOIGNE, A., GILLESPIE, J. Circulating Endothelial Cells in Patients with Septic Shock. | | | in hypotension and organ dysfunction, it is called septic shock. | | | DE VRIESE, A. A., PHILIPPÉ, J. Cytokine Removal during Continuous Hemofiltration in Septic Patients. |
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http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/extract/328/20/1471
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| | Clinical Trial: Diagnostic Study of Adrenal Cortical Function in Children With Septic Shock |
| | Examine adrenal cortical function and the incidence of adrenal dysfunction in children with septic shock. | | | Diagnostic Study of Adrenal Cortical Function in Children With Septic Shock | | | Examine the mortality, length of stay in the PICU, and incidence of multiorgan failure in children with adrenal dysfunction and septic shock. |
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http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/show/NCT00005890;jsessionid=690C671BB472B66133BDA26C0A662841?order=10
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| | Table of contents for Septic shock |
| | Diagnostic Evaluation of the Septic Patient Chapter 4. | | | Contents may have variations from the printed book or be incomplete or contain other coding. | | | Table of contents for Septic shock : current pathogenetic concepts, optimal management, and future perspectives / George H. Sakorafas and Adelais G. Tsiotou. |
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0422/2004019968.html
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