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Death; Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Impaired blood flow to vital organs (brain, heart, kidneys) Septic shock;
Source:ADAM
Date:September 28, 2008
Septic shock is a serious condition that occurs when an overwhelming infection leads to life-threatening low blood pressure. See also: Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Meningococcemia; Waterhouse-Frideri...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 18, 2008
Septic shock is a potentially lethal drop in blood pressure due to the presence of bacteria in the blood.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Septic shock is a syndrome in which a potentially lethal drop in blood pressure occurs as a result of an overwhelming bacterial infection .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Hepatorenal syndrome is a condition in which the kidneys fail suddenly in a person with cirrhosis of the liver. It is a serious complication of cirrhosis.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 20, 2008
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a serious disorder in which the proteins that control blood clotting become abnormally active.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 5, 2009
This condition is a bleeding disorder resulting from the widespread overstimulation of the body's clotting and anticlotting mechanisms in response to illness, stress, or both. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) occurs mainly within the c...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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