How sick are you if you have sepsis, and a white blood cell count of 71, 000?

Probably quite ill: Sometimes in sepsis the white blood cell count shoots up to very hgih levels, but then falls just as quickly. However, in general, if a patient has sepsis and a very high white blood cell count, they are extremely sick.

Very sick: That usually means that you are very sick. Vital signs are important.

High White Count...: You would likely be very sick as that is a very elevated white blood count. Doctors also have to evaluate the patients other signs/symptoms to figure out the severity and likely source of the patient's sepsis syndrome. With a white count as high as that, another possible diagnosis is some form of leukemia and, again, a physician would need to examine the patient to figure this out. Best of luck.

VERY: Sepsis means blood-borne infection, with systemic inflammatory response and abnormal organ function. Normal WBC is roughly 5-10, 000. Wbc of 71000 is very abnormal-sign of severe infection, leukemia, or abnormal marrow response (leukemoid reaction).

C diff: Usually c diff treatment is indicated high dose.