To turn this into a viable business, T2 decided to focus on the problem of septic shock.

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My proudest moment was during a scary clinic visit when I toyed with going into septic shock.

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All three died after suffering severe respiratory symptoms, including acute respiratory distress syndrome and eventually septic shock and multiple organ failure.

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When Brenner met him, he was in intensive care with a tracheotomy and a feeding tube, having developed septic shock from a gallbladder infection.

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"Another death involved a 10-month-old infant who presented with septic shock following treatment with homeopathic medicines and dietary restriction for chronic eczema, " the authors say.

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The septic shock had left her with heart and respiratory failure as well as dry gangrene of her foot, which would have to be amputated.

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