Memory hack to NEVER FORGET the management of sepsis. The is eventual medical knowledge and highly examinable.
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🔐Remember the management of sepsis with: 3 ins 3 outs
3 Ins:
– Oxygen
– IV fluids
– Antibiotics
3 Outs:
– Lactate
– Urine output monitoring
– Blood cultures
– Oxygen (if needed depending on SpO2)
– IV fluids (Usually given in 250-500mL boluses stat to improve BP if in septic shock)
– Antibiotics (Usually broad spectrum first then refined to narrow spectrum after the causative has been identified)
3 Outs:
– Lactate (usually via ABG/VBG blood gas)
– Urine output monitoring (consider urinary catheterisation to strictly measure)
– Blood cultures (ideally before antibiotics are given but shouldn’t but treatment shouldn’t be delayed if in extremis)
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