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  1. Septic Shock: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic

    Jun 14, 2022 · What is septic shock? Septic shock is a serious medical condition that can occur when an infection in your body causes extremely low blood pressure and organ failure due to …

  2. Septic shock - Wikipedia

    Septic shock is a potentially fatal medical condition that occurs when sepsis, which is organ injury or damage in response to infection, leads to dangerously low blood pressure and …

  3. Sepsis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Feb 10, 2023 · Symptoms of septic shock Sepsis may progress to septic shock. Septic shock is a severe drop in blood pressure. Progression to septic shock raises the risk of death. Symptoms …

  4. Septic Shock - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

    Septic shock, the most severe complication of sepsis, carries a high mortality. Septic shock occurs in response to an inciting agent, which causes both pro-inflammatory and anti …

  5. Septic Shock | Sepsis Alliance

    Jun 18, 2024 · Septic shock is the final, most severe form of sepsis and also the most difficult to treat. Patients in septic shock are often called the “sickest patients in the hospital,” as doctors, …

  6. Septic Shock Definition, Treatment, Symptoms, Causes & Signs

    Septic shock is low blood pressure that occurs due to an infection and requires medications to raise the blood pressure. Fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, anxiety, cyanosis, and kidney …

  7. Sepsis and Septic Shock - The Merck Manuals

    Septic shock is sepsis that causes dangerously low blood pressure (shock). As a result, internal organs such as the lungs, kidneys, heart, and brain, typically receive too little blood, causing …

  8. Sepsis and Septic Shock - MSD Manuals

    Sepsis and Septic Shock - Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis & treatment from the MSD Manuals - Medical Consumer Version.

  9. Septic shock: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

    Nov 25, 2023 · Septic shock is a serious condition that occurs when a body-wide infection leads to dangerously low blood pressure.

  10. Septic shock | Description, Infection, Symptoms, & Treatment

    Nov 14, 2025 · Septic shock, severe and potentially life-threatening condition characterized particularly by dangerously low blood pressure, confusion and disorientation, and organ …