Sepsis differential diagnosis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S. [2]
Synonyms and keywords: sepsis syndrome; septic shock; septicemia
Overview
Sepsis must be differentiated from other syndromes such as the acute bacterial endocarditis, myocardial ring abscess, subacute bacterial endocarditis, pharyngitis, sinusitis, bronchitis, otitis media, and bacterial meningitis.
Differential Diagnosis
Type of Shock | Etiology | CO | SVR | PCWP | CVP | SVO2 | RVS | RVD | PAS | PAD |
Cardiogenic | Acute Ventricular Septal Defect | ↓↓ | ↑ | N — ↑ | ↑↑ | ↑ — ↑↑ | N — ↑ | ↑ | N — ↑ | N — ↑ |
Acute Mitral Regurgitation | ↓↓ | ↑ | ↑↑ | ↑ — ↑↑ | ↓ | ↑ | N — ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | |
Myocardial Dysfunction | ↓↓ | ↑ | ↑↑ | ↑↑ | ↓ | N — ↑ | N — ↑ | N — ↑ | ↑ | |
Right Ventricular Infarction | ↓↓ | ↑ | N — ↓ | ↑↑ | ↓ | ↓ — ↑ | ↑ | ↓ — ↑ | ↓ — ↑ | |
Obstructive | Pulmonary Embolism | ↓↓ | ↑ | N — ↓ | ↑↑ | ↓ | ↓ — ↑ | ↑ | ↓ — ↑ | ↓ — ↑ |
Cardiac Tamponade | ↓ — ↓↓ | ↑ | ↑↑ | ↑↑ | ↓ | N — ↑ | ↑ | N — ↑ | N — ↑ | |
Distributive | Septic Shock | N — ↑↑ | ↓ — ↓↓ | N — ↓ | N — ↓ | ↑ — ↑↑ | N — ↓ | N — ↓ | ↓ | ↓ |
Anaphylactic Shock | N — ↑↑ | ↓ — ↓↓ | N — ↓ | N — ↓ | ↑ — ↑↑ | N — ↓ | N — ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | |
Hypovolemic | Volume Depletion | ↓↓ | ↑ | ↓↓ | ↓↓ | ↓ | N — ↓ | N — ↓ | ↓ | ↓ |
References
- ↑ Parrillo, Joseph E.; Ayres, Stephen M. (1984). Major issues in critical care medicine. Baltimore: William Wilkins. ISBN 0-683-06754-0.
- ↑ Judith S. Hochman, E. Magnus Ohman (2009). Cardiogenic Shock. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781405179263.