What are the symptoms of blood poisioning?!


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ehhhh, you mean like sepsis??
high fever
lethargy
early symptoms? late symptoms?
multi organ system failure?

No, Dr K. You said not to copy and paste and spencer is telling us straight out that he copied his answer from mosby's.
that's some crap. he should have to stay after school for cheating.
SPENCER = CHEATER

oh, BTW, i had a patient once die on me, on the floor, with sepsis. 41 yo female with a total of 6 amputations. BKA, AKA, then up to the hips. Feces somehow got into her hip stump. she died within 2 days. fever over 105. no UOP. tachy, turned gray. it was awful. vre and mrsa in the hip stump.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/heal... Report It

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    • fever, high pulse rate or heart rate. Would need to have a cut that was infected some how.
    Usually if a red line is, for instance, going up your leg.
    Blood poisoning? Your question is confusing. R U suggesting blood can poison or are you asking about organic poisoning opposed to non-organic poisoning which will have different symptoms depending of the chemical make up of the substance.
    Had it myself. Had a dark line running from the middle finger on my left hand up about half way up my arm. Knew it was blood poisoning because I work with mortar that has lime in it and lime is caustic. Put me in the hospital for a couple of days with IV's in me
    I've written this assuming we are speaking of bacteremia (common blood poisoning), and not anything exotic like a fungal infestation or transfusion medium rejection.

    From Mosby's Medical Dictionary, the normal symptoms can include all of the following:

    Fever and chills
    Low temperature
    Paleness of skin color
    Listlessness
    Changes in mental status
    Rapid breathing
    Increased heart rate
    Decreased urine output
    Low blood pressure
    Shock
    Problems with bleeding or clotting

    Most commonly, bacteremia is initially diagnosed by high fever, rapid homeostasis processes, and a lack of blood coagulation around areas of infection. More severe cases are easily identified by impaired motor reactions and dropping core body temperature.


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