is the precipitating condition to septic shock, hence the diagnostic criteria for sepsis are pertinent to the diagnosis of septic shock.

There are three different systems to diagnosis sepsis. These are the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria, the full Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), and the quick version of SOFA (qSOFA). The most recent gathering of professionals to discuss the topic of sepsis was called "sepsis-3" and set forth the latest guidelines for the diagnosis and management of sepsis.

SIRS

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