Conditions
SIRS
systemic inflammatory response syndrome
A body-wide inflammatory response defined by criteria such as temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, and white cell count. Sepsis is SIRS with a suspected infection.
How it gets tested
Tested as the criteria and as the relationship to sepsis. Items ask which values in a set meet the definition.
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