NURSING 3PA2 Study Guide - Final Guide: Septic Shock, Cardiogenic Shock, Central Venous Pressure
4 Dec 2016
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Inflammation part two sepsis & shock module summary. Inflammation an attempt by the body to eliminate injurious stimuli and promote healing. Inflammation is a non-specific reaction to stimuli such as tissue damage or infective organisms. Non-specific different types of insults will employ the same arsenal of protective cells and molecules. Inflammation is normally a helpful process, but sometimes it overreacts (or under-reacts, both of which can be seen in sepsis) and causes harm in clients. Criteria for systemic inflammatory response syndrome (sirs) is no longer part of the definition of sepsis. This criteria indicated an inflammatory response that is systemic rather than localized. Criteria for sirs higher or lower than normal body temperature, increased heart and respiratory rate and a high or low white blood cell count. A(cid:374)other (cid:373)arker is a large proportio(cid:374) of (cid:862)(cid:271)a(cid:374)ds(cid:863) or i(cid:373)(cid:373)ature (cid:449)hite (cid:271)lood (cid:272)ells that i(cid:374)di(cid:272)ate the (cid:271)ody is ramping up their production as part of the inflammatory response.
