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Septic shock: serious medical condition caused by decreased tissue perfusion and oxygen delivery as a result of infection and sepsis, though the microbe may be systemic or localized to a particular site. See detailed information below for a list of 32 causes of Septic shock, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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- (Source - Diseases Database)
Systemic disease associated with presence and persistance of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Shock caused by infection; frequently caused by gram negative bacteria, although some cases have been caused by other bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa; characterized by fever, chills, tachycardia, tachypnea, and hypotension.
- (Source - CRISP)
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This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Septic shock based
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Sepsis syndrome, Septicaemia, Septicaemic shock
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Medical Conditions associated with Septic shock:
Level of consciousness symptoms (1504 causes), Infection-related symptoms (1293 causes), Inflammatory symptoms (1736 causes)
Symptoms related to Septic shock:
Gram-negative bacilli, Bacteremia, Fungemia, Septicemia, Sepsis (42 causes), Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Advanced HIV, Steroid therapy
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