Ask a Question:  What is SIRS and how do you get it?  I was
recently admitted to the hospital for SIRS,lactic acidosis,
probable strep and leukocytosis. My baseline assessment was
pulse 111, RR 22, O2 95, BP 135/72 and Temp 103.5. I've heard of
all the others but wasn't too sure what SIRS was.  SIRS stands
for Systemic inflammatory response syndrome it can be caused by
infection or by other means. It is caused by a cytokine storm
which is your immune system overeacting to a certain pathogen,
it is a whole body inflammatory state. If infection is detected
it is known as sepsis.  Possible effects of SIRS include: Acute
lung injury Acute kidney injury Multiple organ dysfunction
syndrome  If not caused by infection SIRS can be caused by: *
Complications of surgery * Adrenal insufficiency * Pulmonary
embolism * Complicated aortic aneurysm * Cardiac tamponade *
Anaphylaxis * Drug overdose  (+ info)  Can neutrophilic
leukocytosis be caused by Advair?  Hello. A ds says neutrophilic
leukocytosis was caused by steroids