What Is a Sepsis Infection?
4. Systolic Pressure
When you’re told your blood pressure, you will be given two numbers. The first number is the systolic pressure, and the second number is the diastolic pressure. Patients with sepsis will have a lower than usual systolic pressure, which will be equal to or lower than 100 mm Hg.
Another symptom of a sepsis infection is that the patient will have a higher respiratory rate than usual. This basically means that the patient will be breathing faster, and they will be taking more than 22 breaths a minute. This happens because the blood cannot carry as much oxygen as usual, so the patient needs to breathe faster to compensate.
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