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Episode Two: Beyond the Sepsis Algorithm: Caring Completely for the Patient—and the Caregiver
Caring for Caregivers reaches far beyond the sepsis algorithm.
It begins at the bedside, where listening is a clinical act.
A patient experiencing sepsis may not present with one unmistakable sign. The crisis may reveal itself through a developing pattern—a change in temperature, heart rate, breathing, pain, laboratory findings, mental status, urinary symptoms, skin color, or simply the patient’s insistence that something is wrong.
The skilled caregiver listens. The skilled caregiver looks beyond an isolated number and evaluates the whole clinical picture. The skilled caregiver recognizes…
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