Describe the symptoms and complications associated with SIRS
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), is diagnosed when the patient's symptoms include substantial increases in heart rate and respiratory rate, abnormal white blood cell counts, and/or fever. If these problems result from a severe infection, the condition is called sepsis. Complications associated with severe cases of SIRS or sepsis include fluid retention and tissue edema, low blood pressure, and impaired blood flow. If the reduction in blood flow is severe enough to deprive the body's tissues of oxygen and nutrients (a condition known as shock), multiple organs may fail simultaneously.
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