Condition Info - BotMed Application

ConditionName

Bacteremia

ConditionDescription

Symptoms

Sometimes only mild fever.

Later: tachypnea, shaking chills, persistent fever, altered sensorium, hypotension, and gastrointestinal symptoms (abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea) suggests sepsis or septic shock.

PhysicalFindings

Vitals!

ClinicalTests

CBC; Blood culture;

RiskFactors

IsRedFlag

IsNPLEX

Consequence

Septic shock develops in 25 to 40% of patients with significant bacteremia.

ProgressionFromCondition

TreatmentOptions

PharmOptions

WebLink

https://www.merckmanuals.com/en-ca/professional/infectious-diseases/biology-of-infectious-disease/bacteremia