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It is useful to group signs/symptoms of sepsis into organ systems.
- Vital signs - temperature - increased or decreased
- Respiratory/CV - clinical distress; labored breathing; cyanosis; tachypnea or, more commonly in preterms, apnea; tachycardia or, in preterms, bradycardia; and, with septic shock, poor perfusion and hypotension
- GI - abdominal distension, poor feeding, increased aspirates, vomiting, bilious vomiting, diarrhea, bloody diarrhea
- CNS - lethargy, irritability, hypotonia, seizures
- Skin - petechiae; jaundice occurs in as many as 33% of septic patients and is common with UTIs
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