26 minutes, Produced in 2007

This DVD will show you - in an imaginative and practical way - how to quickly recognize signs of sepsis, perform a focused assessment, and provide the best possible care to your patient.

With this DVD, you'll learn:

• how a local infection can evolve into sepsis, septic shock, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, and death - unless you intervene quickly and expertly
• how activated drotrecogin alfa can reduce the risk of fatal clotting abnormalities in severe sepsis and septic shock
• why early septic shock can cause abnormally high cardiac output
• the two stages of septic shock - hyperdynamic and hypodynamic - and their different signs and symptoms......and much more.