TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Sepsis and Shock A1 - Felner, Kevin A1 - Smith, Robert L. A2 - McKean, Sylvia C. A2 - Ross, John J. A2 - Dressler, Daniel D. A2 - Scheurer, Danielle B. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, 2e AB - Key Clinical Questions What is the definition of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and how do you differentiate SIRS from sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock? Which patients presenting with sepsis need admission to the intensive care unit (ICU)? Which septic patients require invasive monitoring (arterial catheter, central venous catheter)? What interventions in the treatment of sepsis improve mortality? Which septic patients deserve empiric steroids as part of the therapeutic regimen? SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1137614668 ER -