Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS Criteria) - MEDZCOOL
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Learn the SIRS Criteria and how to calculate it. Greater than or equal to 2 or more of the following: Temperature Fever of greater than 38°C (100.4°F) or Less than 36°C (96.8°F) Heart Rate Greater than 90 beats per minute Respiratory Rate Greater than 20 breaths per minute or PaCO2 of less than 32mm Hg White Blood Cell Count Greater than 12,000cells/mm³ or Less than 4,000cells/mm³ or Greater than 10% Bands
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This video teaches the SIRS criteria, the systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria, and how to calculate it. It lists the four criteria, covering temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate or PaCO2, and white blood cell count, with two or more criteria required.
Key points
- Defines SIRS as requiring two or more of the listed criteria
- Covers the temperature criterion
- Covers the heart rate and respiratory rate criteria
- Covers the white blood cell count criterion
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This video presents “Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS Criteria) - MEDZCOOL” — Learn the SIRS Criteria and how to calculate it. Greater than or equal to 2 or more of the following: Temperature Fever of greater than 38°C (100.4°F) or Less than 36°C (96.8°F) Heart Rate Greater than 90 beats per. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.
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