What are the signs and symptoms of sepsis?
Your child may have one or more of the following tests: Blood tests: Your child may need blood taken for tests. The blood may be taken from your child’s arm, hand, finger, foot, heel, or IV. Blood tests can give caregivers more information about your child’s health condition. Your child may need to have blood drawn more than once.Chest x-ray: This is a picture of your child’s lungs and heart. Caregivers use it to see how your child’s lungs and heart are doing. Caregivers may use the x-ray to look for signs of infection (such as pneumonia) or other problems. Culture: This is a test to grow and identify the germ that is causing your child’s sepsis. A culture may be done using your child’s blood, urine, or brain and spinal cord fluid. Samples may also be taken from wounds or lesions (sores). This test helps caregivers know what kind of infection your child has and the best medicine to treat it.Lumbar puncture: This procedure may also be called a spinal tap. A small needle is placed into y
