Septic Shock for Nursing Students and Nurses!

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Septic shock is a life-threatening condition that is characterized when your blood pressure drops to a dangerously low level due to an infection.

This infection causes an extreme immune system response that spreads throughout the blood and tissues.

Sepsis occurs when the body’s natural immune response is overwhelmed causing chemicals to be released into the bloodstream, which causes an inflammatory response throughout the body. This inflammation can trigger a multitude of changes that can damage multiple organ systems, causing them to fail.

Pathophysiology:

During an infection, certain types of bacteria can produce and release molecules, called endotoxins, which may stimulate a dramatic response by the body’s immune system. When released in the bloodstream, endotoxins are particularly dangerous, because they become widely dispersed and affect the blood vessels. Arteries can dilate which causes them to open wider, while increasing the total volume of the circulatory system. This can lead to the walls of the blood vessels to lose their integrity and become leaky, eventually, allowing fluid to seep out into the tissues. This lowers the amount of fluid left in circulation. This combination of increased volume and decreased fluid in circulation causes a dramatic decrease in blood pressure. The drop in the blood pressure hinders the hearts ability to supply the body’s vital organs with adequate blood.

Without an ample amount of oxygen-rich blood, the brain, heart, kidneys and liver and other organs cannot function properly – this can lead to Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome. In addition to Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome, another immune response may cause coagulation of the blood in the extremities… which can further decrease circulation through organs.

Causes of Septic Shock:

Any type of infectious agent such as –bacteria, virus or fungus –can lead to sepsis, the most likely varieties include:

Pneumonia
· Bloodstream Infection
Kidney Infection
Urinary tract infections
Abdominal Infection

In most patients, these infections do not cause major complications which would lead to sepsis. However, sometimes bacteria spreads into the bloodstream, this condition called bacteremia. After which, Sepsis may then develop.

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