Title: Sepsis Mimics<br/>Author: Mike Winters<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/141/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
        <strong><u>Sepsis Mimics</u></strong></p>
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                Emergency physicians are well versed in the resuscitation of patients with sepsis and septic shock.</li>
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                With the recent publication of the 2016 SSC Guidelines and the emphasis in meeting various quality measures, sepsis is routinely included in the differential diagnosis of critically ill patients.</li>
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                Notwithstanding, it is important to consider other disease states that can present similarly to sepsis or septic shock.  Some of these include:
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                                Anaphylaxis</li>
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                                Adrenal insufficiency</li>
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                                DKA</li>
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                                Thyroid storm</li>
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                                Toxic ingestion or withdrawal</li>
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        Long B, Koyfman A. Clinical mimics: An emergency medicine-focused review of sepsis mimics<em>. </em><em>J Emerg Med</em>. 2017; 52:34-42.</p>
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