Questions tagged [sirs]
Tag for use on questions related to Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, as defined by the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM).
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How does sepsis affect heart function?
I have intuition that sepsis with infection can cause:
spastic functioning of heart during systole
heart working spontaneously in snatches during systole
atrial fibrillation
first contraction of ...
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Can SIRS occur without Sepsis from Infection?
I am thinking this figure
It suggests me that there has to be Sepsis that infection can lead to SIRS.
I am thinking particularly the pathogenesis of Cryptococcus neoformans where
respiratory tract $...