The Very Best Ways To Diagnose And Treat Sepsis

Men, you know about this one. Sepsis is a medical emergency! It really is. It's a bad, bad reaction to an infection. It's even life-threatening! Men, if you've got sepsis, your body didn't release the right balance of chemicals to fight an infection. It didn't do its job right! Sepsis attacks your organs, damaging them! Your blood pressure can drop so, so low because of it. So low. So low that it's septic shock!

You'll need to get to a hospital. Now! Do it now. That's where you'll get emergency sepsis treatment. Expect IV fluids for sepsis. Many, many men also get broad-spectrum antibiotics for sepsis. Yes, they're the jack of all trades here! The specific treatments for sepsis come after tests. Other huge fighters? Surgery and supportive care for sepsis! You'll tackle this with no problem, men. It's all down to diagnosis and timing!

Blood Tests

You're going to have blood taken from you, men. Yes, you've got to get at least 1 blood test to diagnose sepsis. Many, many men get blood taken from 2 sites. Your doc needs the info this is going to give! They're looking for infection evidence and clotting problems. Electrolyte imbalances too! Your doc is also checking for any problems in your liver and kidneys with blood tests.

They'll do a test called a CBC. This is going to check your white blood cells, men. If you've got too many, there's an infection in your body! Many, so many, men get a C-reactive protein level blood test too. This is going to track down inflammation! A blood culture is another power tool here. It's going to find out what bacteria caused your infection! And if you need clotting tests? Men, you're expecting platelet counts, prothrombin time, and d-dimer tests. But men, hold your horses. Your doc needs to do more than a blood test to diagnose sepsis!