Anaesthesia | Sepsis | Assessment and differential diagnosis

Speciality
Medical Doctors
Location
Online
Delivery
Online
Time / Duration
20 to 30 minutes
Subject matter expert
elearning for healthcare
Provider
eIntegrity

Assessment and Differential Diagnosis of Sepsis
Session Overview
Description
This session describes how to assess a patient with suspected sepsis and recognize the differential diagnoses in suspected sepsis both on admission to hospital and in hospital.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:

  • Explain the assessment and differential diagnosis of a patient with suspected sepsis
  • Describe the initial investigation of a patient with suspected sepsis

Prerequisites
Before commencing this session you should complete:

  • Septic Shock (001-0332)

Patients with sepsis present in a number of different ways. Sometimes the diagnosis is obvious, at other times it is not.

Initial assessment of a patient with suspected sepsis can be divided into four elements:

  • ABC assessment and initial resuscitation
  • Identification of specific signs and symptoms of sepsis. These can be both generic to all forms of sepsis or specific to a particular diagnosis
  • Identification of organ dysfunction
  • Initial investigations

PRM123
Type
Course
Delivery
Online
Title
Anaesthesia | Sepsis | Assessment and differential diagnosis
Speciality
Medical Doctors
Interest Areas / Topics Covered
-- GENERAL MEDICAL--, Anesthetics
Location
ONLINE
Provider Type
Education Provider
Time / Duration
20 to 30 minutes
Location
Online
Posted By
eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
Reference
Anaesthesia (e-LA) (eIntegrity), Sepsis , 03_19_02 Assessment and differential diagnosis
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