Diseases

Septic Shock

Sepsis associated with HYPOTENSION or hypoperfusion despite adequate fluid resuscitation. Perfusion abnormalities may include but are not limited to LACTIC ACIDOSIS; OLIGURIA; or acute alteration in mental status.

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Abstract

Sepsis associated with HYPOTENSION or hypoperfusion despite adequate fluid resuscitation. Perfusion abnormalities may include but are not limited to LACTIC ACIDOSIS; OLIGURIA; or acute alteration in mental status.

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11 entry terms
  • Shock, Septic
  • Endotoxin Shock
  • Shock, Endotoxic
  • Shock, Toxic
  • Toxic Shock
  • Toxic Shock Syndrome
  • Endotoxin Shocks
  • Shock Syndrome, Toxic
  • Shock, Endotoxin
  • Shocks, Endotoxin
  • Toxic Shock Syndromes

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36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate (IM) with specific infection (IM)

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History Note

77; was SHOCK, TOXIC 1963-76; SHOCK, ENDOTOXIC was heading 1968-76

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Septic Shock. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012772. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012772
  2. Septic Shock. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septic_shock
  3. Septic Shock. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1765564