Pathophysiology

Joanne is a 46 year old woman who has been admitted to the Medical Assessment and Planning Unit (MAPU) with the following signs and symptoms: temperature 39.5˚C, pale with rigors, pulse (HR) 112 per minute, shortness of breath - respiratory rate (RR) 18-20 per minute, oxygen saturation (SpO2) 92% on room air, and changes in consciousness including increased sleeping and reduced mental acuity with eGFR reduced by 50%. The provisional diagnosis is sepsis related to glomerulonephritis. In up to 500 words, i) describe the inflammatory response mechanisms of Joanne’s signs and symptoms; ii) describe the cellular and pathophysiological mechanisms of Joanne’s sepsis including the acute and chronic manifestations of these effects on the heart, circulation, brain, lungs and kidney.

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