The bundle of care requires that all patients with possible sepsis or septic shock have lactate and blood cultures drawn, be administered broad-spectrum antibiotics, and be given intravenous ...

decreased lactate clearance, or both. Lactic acidosis has multiple causes, including shock. Types of shock include septic (widespread infection), hypovolemic (loss of blood/fluid), and cardiogenic ...

When you develop an infection, your immune system goes to work fighting the harmful invader. In some cases, your immune ...