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Iv. The Patient and His Illness A. Schematic Diagram Neonatal Sepsis (Book - Centered)
Iv. The Patient and His Illness A. Schematic Diagram Neonatal Sepsis (Book - Centered)
Endogenous mediator release >pro-inflammatory cytokines >anti-inflammatory cytokines >platelet activating factor >arachidonic acid metabolites >myocardial depressant substance >endogenous opiates
Hypovolemia Cardiac and vascular failure Capillary leak/ endothelial damage Acute respiratory distress Disseminated intravascular coagulation Decreased steroid synthesis
>poor cardiac output >delayed capillary refill >Diminished peripheral and central pulses >cool extremities > urine output >alteration in mental status
shock
death
Focus of infection Superantigen Activated inflammatory cells Activation of host defense Maculopappular rashes (7-14-13) Vomiting (7-14-13) Watery stool (7-15-13) Feeding intolerance (7-15-13) tachypnea (7-15, 20,21,28-13)
Endogenous mediator release >pro-inflammatory cytokines >anti-inflammatory cytokines >platelet activating factor >arachidonic acid metabolites >myocardial depressant substance >endogenous opiates
lymphocytes (7-14-13)