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The main symptoms of sepsis are what?
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Sepsis: fever, increased breathing rate, high heart rate are common ones to begin with.
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Infection + qSOFA: The current definition of sepsis is called qSOFA. You get 1 point each for low blood pressure, high respiratory rate, or altered mental status. A score of 2 or more means you have sepsis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOFA_score#Quick_SOFA_Score
Answered 6/1/2017
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