Mon, 6 March 2017
This episode is a re-broadcast of the first sepsis episode in February 2012. I am republishing the part of that episode that deals with the definitions of sepsis. I think the new sepsis guidelines rely too much on clinician judgment and gestalt in identifying septic patients so this will be helpful to learners. To be clear- the term severe sepsis is not in use any more- we only have sepsis and septic shock. However, learning this stepwise progression (even if patient's don't follow it) will help you better understand how to recognize sepsis in the ED.
Category:general
-- posted at: 5:30am EDT
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Mon, 6 March 2017
This episode is a total revamp of the previous episode on sepsis. A lot has changed with sepsis management since I published the sepsis episode in February 2012 so it was time for a complete overhaul. The new sepsis guidelines have been out for about a year and I finally got around to updating the episode. This episode will discuss the recognition of sepsis, how to do a good physical exam and ask the right history questions, order the right tests, and aggressively resuscitate these very sick patients. There is a separate episode that discusses the old sepsis definitions and how you can use that framework to recognize sepsis.
Category:general
-- posted at: 4:30am EDT
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