Preferred Label : septic shock;
Definition : Septic shock (namely, infection throughout the body) 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 abnormalities in cellular metabolism.
(Wikipedia);
Origin ID : B0XZV0MK-9;
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- shock [MedlinePlus Topic]
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Septic shock (namely, infection throughout the body) 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 abnormalities in cellular metabolism.
(Wikipedia)