What most people misunderstand about sepsis

NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch, whose family said he died from complications of severe pneumonia that progressed into sepsis, is shown on Feb 14, 2024, during qualifying for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. 
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The death of NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch, whose family saidhe had severe pneumonia that progressed to sepsis, has renewed questions about a condition many people have heard of but few fully understand.

Sepsis is more common and more unpredictable than most people realize.

As a urologist, I frequently care for patients who arrive in the emergency room with infected kidney stones. The symptoms often started days earlier: flank pain, fevers, chills, nausea or a general feeling that something was not right. By the time they get to the emergency room, some look visibly ill: heart rate up, blood pressure low, tired and sometimes confused. 


This is no longer just an infection. This is sepsis, the body’s extreme response to infection.    Read more>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


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