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  2. Procalcitonin - Wikipedia

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    Procalcitonin (PCT) is a peptide precursor of the hormone calcitonin, the latter being involved with calcium homeostasis. It arises once preprocalcitonin is cleaved by endopeptidase . [ 1 ] It was first identified by Leonard J. Deftos and Bernard A. Roos in the 1970s. [ 2 ]

  3. Sepsis - Wikipedia

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    Delaying initiation of vasopressor therapy during septic shock is associated with increased mortality. [73] Norepinephrine is often used as a first-line treatment for hypotensive septic shock because evidence shows that there is a relative deficiency of vasopressin when shock continues for 24 to 48 hours. [74]

  4. Septic shock - Wikipedia

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    Septic shock is a result of a systemic response to infection or multiple infectious causes. The precipitating infections that may lead to septic shock if severe enough include but are not limited to appendicitis, pneumonia, bacteremia, diverticulitis, pyelonephritis, meningitis, pancreatitis, necrotizing fasciitis, MRSA and mesenteric ischemia.

  5. Distributive shock - Wikipedia

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    Distributive shock is different from the other three categories of shock in that it occurs even though the output of the heart is at or above a normal level. [2] The most common cause is sepsis leading to a type of distributive shock called septic shock, a condition that can be fatal. [1]

  6. Vasodilatory shock - Wikipedia

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    Vasodilatory shock, vasogenic shock, or vasoplegic shock is a medical emergency belonging to shock along with cardiogenic shock, septic shock, allergen-induced shock and hypovolemic shock. When the blood vessels suddenly relax, it results in vasodilation .

  7. Wikipedia:Osmosis/Shock - Wikipedia

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    Now the most common type of distributive shock is septic shock, from pathogens in the blood, most commonly gram-negative pathogens. What happens with septic shock, is endotoxins, these large clunky lipopolysaccharide molecules (sometimes just called LPS) found on the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria causes a crazy cascade of events that ...

  8. Shock (circulatory) - Wikipedia

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    Shock triggered by a serious allergic reaction is known as anaphylactic shock, shock triggered by severe dehydration or blood loss is known as hypovolemic shock, shock caused by sepsis is known as septic shock, etc. Shock itself is a life-threatening condition as a result of compromised body circulation. [22]

  9. Bloodstream infection - Wikipedia

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    Bacteremia can have several important health consequences. Immune responses to the bacteria can cause sepsis and septic shock, which, particularly if severe sepsis and then septic shock occurs, have high mortality rates, especially if not treated quickly (though, if treated early, currently mild sepsis can usually be dealt with successfully). [6]