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Sepsis
Bella Moynihan and Anna Gregory
Science/1
November 18, 2013
Affects Sepsis has on the Human Body
Summary and Background Information on Sepsis
Causes and
Symptoms of Sepsis
Causes and Symptoms of Sepsis
- People whose immune systems are weak due to illnesses such as HIV/AIDS
- Cancer or use of drugs that aggravate the immune system.
- Those who have had transplanted organs are at higher risk.
- Very young babies.
- The elderly, particularly if they have other health problems.
- People who have recently been hospitalized,
- People that have had invasive medical procedure, and lastly people with diabetes are more likely to get this deadly disease than others.
- Sepsis is a serious medical condition that is occurs when your immune system has a severe negative response to a disease.
- It takes place in your circulatory system.
- It is a potentially fatal disease
- The most common organ system that is affected is the cardiovascular system.
- When Sepsis attacks the body most of your organs go into Septic Shock and then your body can't preform.
- Unfortunately 37% of people die from Septic Shock
- It is a life-threatening infection that can worsen very fast. Sepsis can also be caused by bacteria that enters the body.
- You can get it by even just getting a scraped knee or a infected cuticle. People who get Sepsis may have a disruption in their immune system.
- Some people survive this disease even after having an episode.
- You are more vulnerable to disease
- If you have records of chronic disease you may have permanent organ damage.
- In some cases you can lose limbs,organs, or kidney failure
- Fortunately there are 1.4 million survivors of Sepsis in the United States.
This is an example of a target of Sepsis
This is an image of the bacteria that infects the body when you have Sepsis.
This Picture shows how the bacteria invades the body.
- You must have two of the following symptoms in order to have the diagnosis.
- You need to have more than 90 heartbeats per minute,
- more than 20 breaths per minute.
- A fever over 101.3 degrees or a fever under 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Rapid breathing change and change in mental status such as reduced alertness are the first signs of Sepsis
- Sepsis can lead to organ dysfunction which can kill you.
- Not only can bacteria start this disease, but fungi, viruses, and parasites in the blood, urinary tract, lungs, skin, and other tissue can.
- Immune chemicals are released into the blood and fight the infection. This leads to blood clots and leaky vessels.
Cures, Costs, and Preventions of Sepsis
Conclusion
Cures, Costs, and Preventions
Diagnosis and Treatments for Sepsis
This is one way that doctors treat Sepsis
- Treatment of Sepsis is very expensive because you have to stay in a long term hospital.
- curable disease, but even after being cured, you still could die
- antibiotics , vasopressors Depending on your condition, you may need a machine to help you breath. You may also need to have surgery in severe cases. Vasopressors constrict blood vessels and help to increase blood pressure.
- Depending on your condition, you may need a machine to help you breath.
Conclusion
- Something more that we would want to see the process of being diagnosed and the thought the journey through the disease.
- We feel that our strengths of this paper are the amount of information we have gathered. We also feel our weakness of the paper is not knowing how the person is really feeling when going through this hard part in their life.
- We have enjoyed learning about this deadly disease and hope to meet a survivor of this deadly disease in our future.
- Rapid change in breathing and mental status.
- Fever, chills, low body temperature, and decreasing in urination,nausea, diarrhea
- When find out should be immediately hospitalized
- My partner and I found Sepsis interesting because learning about a deadly disease could spread awareness throughout the class.
- We felt the most useful source of information was the internet. More specifically Sepsis Alliance.
- To prevent Sepsis from occurring, you can wash your hands before preparing food, eating, after using the bathroom, or using public transportation. If you don't do these things, it may lead to bacteria entering your body.
- Make sure to exercise and get enough sleep.
- Treatment of Sepsis is very expensive because you have to stay in a long term hospital.
- Medication goes through tubes to ensure it gets into the bloodstream quickly.
- Medication when first injected is a broad spectrum medication to kill of the most common bacteria and then they go from there on more specific medication.
- An IV is injected to regulate fluids because blood pressure is low.
- Vasopessor medication is then given to constrict the blood vessels due to how low the blood pressure if the blood pressure is still low .
- You can't fully avoid Sepsis but you can build your immune system by eating well and washing your hands are two of many was to boost your immune system