title: Septic shock: how to stop the deadly cascade: Part 1.
abstract: If your patient develops sepsis, you'll need to take immediate action to prevent him from going into shock and dying. Here are the early warning signs, the crucial assessments you'll need to make, and the first-line treatments for this life-threatening complication.
authors.affiliation: Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology