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Sepsis: Cause and Identification

Description: Sepsis can be defined as a systemic inflammatory response to infection that results in large-scale tissue destruction at sites far away from the original injury site. Sepsis results in significant morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. This course reviews the causes of sepsis and how it is diagnosed.

COURSE OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION
1. Course Information
2. Interface Tour
3. Course Overview

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
4. Objectives
5. Pathogens
6. Host Factors
7. Mechanisms: Introduction
8. Inflammatory Response in Sepsis
9. Inflammation and Coagulation
10. Fibrinolysis
11. Mechanisms: Summary
12. Progress Check

EPIDEMIOLOGY
13. Objectives
14. Incidence and Prevalence of Sepsis
15. Progress Check

DIAGNOSIS
16. Objectives
17. Clinical Diagnosis of Sepsis
18. Progress Check

CONCLUSION
19. Summary

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students completing this course should be able to:

List two potential triggers of sepsis
Describe the host factors that impact sepsis
Explain the steps of the inflammatory response during infection
Describe the role of the coagulation system in sepsis
List the incidence and prevalence of sepsis
Define the mortality rates associated with sepsis
List three common symptoms and signs of sepsis
Explain the role of the modified Bone criteria
Understand how patients are followed clinically after diagnosis

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