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Septicemia

Septicemia: Introduction

Septicemia: A systemic inflammatory response to an infection. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Septicemia is available below.

Symptoms of Septicemia

• High fever
• Chills
• Shivering
• Flushing
• Sweating
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 17 symptoms of Septicemia

Treatments for Septicemia

• Hospitalization
• Antibiotics - often in large doses
• Intravenous antibiotics
• Broad-spectrum antibiotics
• Specific antibiotics - one the causative agent has been identified.
• more treatments...»

See full list of 11 treatments for Septicemia

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Septicemia:

• Fatigue: Related Home Tests:
  • Home Anemia Tests
  • Home Thyroid Gland Function Tests
• more...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Septicemia?

• Misdiagnosis of Septicemia
• Failure to diagnose Septicemia
• Hidden causes of Septicemia (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Septicemia

Septicemia: Related Patient Stories

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Septicemia: Deaths

Read more about Deaths and Septicemia.

Alternative Treatments for Septicemia

Alternative treatments or home remedies that have been listed in various sources as possibly beneficial for Septicemia may include:

• Anthracinum homeopathic remedy
• Pyrogenium homeopathic remedy
• Arsenicum homeopathic remedy
• more treatments »

Types of Septicemia

• Postoperative septicemia
• Bacterial septicemia
• Meningococcal septicemia (type of Meningococcal disease)
• more types...»

Read more about Types of Septicemia

Diagnostic Tests for Septicemia

• Blood culture
• more tests...»

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Septicemia: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Septicemia:

• Shock
• Septic shock
• Death
• Endocarditis
• Acute nephritis
• Abscesses
• more complications...»

Causes of Septicemia

• Wound infection
• Surgical infection
• Tooth abscess
• Gall bladder infection
• Appendicitis
• more causes...»

See full list of 7 causes of Septicemia

More information about causes of Septicemia:

• Underlying causes of Septicemia
• Septicemia as a complication caused by other conditions
• Septicemia as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Septicemia

Disease Topics Related To Septicemia

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Septicemia:

• Urosepsis
• Septic shock
• Bacteremia
• symptomatic bacteremia
• Septicemia
• more related diseases...»

Misdiagnosis and Septicemia

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Read more about Misdiagnosis and Septicemia

Septicemia: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Poisoning / Toxicology Specialists:
  • Medical Toxicology (Poisoning Specialists)
  • Pediatric Medical Toxicology (Child Poisoning)
• Blood Health Specialists (Hematology):
  • Hematology (Blood Specialists)
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
  • Hematopathology (Blood Diagnostics)
• more specialists...»

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Septicemia: Animations

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Prognosis for Septicemia

More about prognosis of Septicemia

Research about Septicemia

Visit our research pages for current research about Septicemia treatments.

Clinical Trials for Septicemia

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Septicemia include:

• A Safety and Efficacy Study of Intravenous E5564 in Patients With Severe Sepsis - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - E5564
• Observational Study of Sepsis and Pneumonia to Develop Diagnostic Tests - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• The Effects of EPA, GLA and Antioxidants in the Treatment of Sepsis - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Eicosapenaenoic acid (EPA), Gamma-Linolenic Acid (GLA) and Antioxidants (Study Group)
• Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study To Evaluate Efficacy & Safety Of TAK-242 In Adults With Severe Sepsis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - TAK-242
• BaSES Trial: Basel Starch Evaluation in Sepsis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - hydroxy-ethyl starch (MW 130; 0.4) vs. normal saline
• more trials...»

See full list of 130 Clinical Trials for Septicemia

Prevention of Septicemia

Prevention information for Septicemia has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Septicemia.

• Treating wounds
• Treating infections
• Regular dental checkups
• more preventions...»

Read more about prevention of Septicemia

Statistics for Septicemia

• Medical statistics for Septicemia
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Septicemia
• Death and Mortality statistics for Septicemia
• Society statistics for Septicemia

Septicemia: Broader Related Topics

• Bacterial diseases
• Blood conditions
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• more types...»

Types of Septicemia

Septicemia Message Boards

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• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
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Definitions of Septicemia:

Systemic disease associated with presence and persistance of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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