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[Brenda Chance]

Read the definition in the manual.  Pg. 3-135.  It states, “MORBID condition associated with bacterial growth in the blood.  Septicemia can be indicated once a blood culture has been ordered and drawn.  A physician’s working diagnosis of septicemia can be accepted, provided the physician has documented the septicemia diagnosis in the resident’s clinical record.”    There is a huge difference between bacteremia and septicemia.  Septicemia is life threathening usually with the infected person being in ICU critically ill.  Bacteremia may lead to septicemia but does not always.  In healthy adults, the person may actually be asymptomatic.      Brenda W. Chance, RN, RAC-C MDS Coordinator     CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 9:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re:   In a message dated 2/4/2004 10:20:10 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Septicemia would have to have a definite present diagnosis with the clinical findings associated with septicemia, ie multi-system failure, ?