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GMS 6121- Sepsis Exam withQuestions Passed 100%
What mediators cause fever, decreased blood pressure, increased capillary permeability and blood
flow, mobilization/infiltration/activation of neutrophils and platelets, and activation of the coagulation
cascade? - ✔✔TNF-a, IL-1, IL-6, IL-8
Abnormal temperature, hypotension, mental status change, tachypnea or respiratory failure are all
___ findings of sepsis. - ✔✔Physical
SIRS (systemic inflammatory response syndrome) is ___ necessarily due to infection. - ✔✔NOT
sepsis = SIRS + _____ - ✔✔Proven or clinically suspected infection
What is sepsis plus organ dysfunction distant from the site of infection, or hypoperfusion, or
hypotension - ✔✔Severe sepsis
What is the term for the conserved features of microbes recognized by host cells? -
✔✔Pathogen Associated Molecular Patterns (PAMPS)
What are the host cells that express proteins that recognize these conserved microbial features?
- ✔✔Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRR)
What is the "Master Regulator"? - ✔✔NF-kB
What type of damage within the cardiovascular system does sepsis cause? - ✔✔Decreased perfusion
Impaired oxygen delivery
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