Sepsis
An overwhelming potentially life-threatening bodily response to infection that can lead to tissue damage
An overwhelming potentially life-threatening bodily response to infection that can lead to tissue damage
Impulses traveling through the heart’s upper chambers (the atria) are delayed in the area between the upper and lower chambers (the AV node) and fail to make the ventricles beat at the right moment
This is when the veins in the neck become engorged and fluid accumulates in the legs (peripheral oedema) or abdominal cavity heart are affected then a combination of the above features is seen. This is usually referred to as Congestive Cardiac Failure (CCF)