SIRS

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007791",
  "term": "SIRS",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A serious condition in which there is inflammation throughout the whole body. SIRS may be caused by an infection, trauma, surgery, ischemia (lack of blood supply to a part of the body), or certain conditions, such as an autoimmune disorder or pancreatitis. To be diagnosed with SIRS, a person must have two or more of the following: low or high body temperature, increased heart rate, increased breathing rate, and an abnormal white blood cell count. When SIRS occurs as a result of a known infection, it may be called sepsis. Sepsis can be severe or life threatening and lead to multiple organ failure and shock. Also called systemic inflammatory response syndrome.",
  "expansions": [
    "systemic inflammatory response syndrome"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/sirs/"
}