Question 1

what's unspecified septicemia?

Accepted Answer

Technical term: Used in the billing process to tell the insurance company what the provider treated you for. Indicates a serious infection, no further details as to the cause and location specified.

Question 2

what are the symptoms of septicemia?

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See doc: Heart rate above 90
breathing above 20
temp above 101
white blood cells above 10, 000
and most importantly, clinical suspicion by a doc.

Question 3

is it true that septicemia is spreadable?

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Usually not: However, some types of contagious diseases are indeed transmissible and can cause septicemia. Most cases of septicemia occur from bacteria already residing in our bodies that gets into the wrong area and then attacks the blood stream.

Question 4

which drug is preferable in treating septicemia?

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Antibiotics+fluids: The most effective treatments include a combination of the appropriate antibiotics depending on the suspected source of infection, intravenous fluids, vasopressors if blood pressure is low and control of the source of the infection. For example if there is an abscess causing the septicemia this should be taken care of surgically with drainage in addition to the above measures

Question 5

is septicemia is incurable?

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No: Sepsis is not incurable but carries a high mortality rate of 12-50%. There has been some improvement in survival with early detection and treatment. However, survivors of sepsis experience worsening in quality of life.

Question 6

what causes septicemia nos?

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Bacteria: Usually bacteria and bacterial toxins.

Question 7

are septicemia and gangrene related?

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They can be...: Septicemia refers to bacteria in the blood, usually in a very sick patient. Gangrene simply denotes dead tissue. If the dead tissue is infected and shedding bacteria into the blood, then they would be related.

Question 8

prognosis for pnemoccocal septicemia?

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Good: Depending on the source of the bacteremia.  If this was bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia and properly treated, the large majority of patients will recover.  Pneumococcal sepsis in a person without a spleen, from endocarditis or other sources may have a more guarded prognosis.

Question 9

what is the effect of septicemia on neonates?

Accepted Answer

Septicemia: Septicemia is a serious blood infection that can be caused by a variety of bacteria. Untreated in neonates, it can result in death. As signs of septicemia is very subtle in neonates- many doctors aggressively treat with antibiotics if neonate has temp &gt;100.4f, temperature instability, feeding poorly, lethargy. Blood cultures are drawn before starting the antibiotics.

Question 10

how does septicemia lead to multi organ failure?

Accepted Answer

Potentially: Septicemia is a blood stream infection. Left untreated it can progress to septic shock in which organ dysfunction occurs. The organ dysfunction, or failure, occurs due to inadequate perfusion secondary to low blood pressure.

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