Sepsis

7 free questions tagged Sepsis, each with a full explanation of every option.

A 3-year-old girl is brought to a rural general practice, two hours by road from the nearest hospital, with 12 hours of fever, vomiting and increasing drowsines…

Paediatrics · Pre-internship · common

A 54-year-old woman receiving adjuvant docetaxel and cyclophosphamide for breast cancer presents nine days after her second cycle with a temperature of 38.4 °C,…

Haematology and Oncology · Pre-internship · common

A 41-year-old man undergoes urgent debridement for a necrotising infection of the calf. Initial broad-spectrum treatment has been given, and deep tissue culture…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 63-year-old man is admitted with fever, hypotension and rapidly progressive cellulitis of the forearm. He had been licked on an excoriated hand by his daughte…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · common

A 29-year-old woman at 25 weeks of pregnancy presents with right flank pain, rigors and vomiting. Her temperature is 39.2°C, pulse 132/min and blood pressure 92…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 58-year-old woman presents with two days of right loin pain radiating to the groin, associated with shaking chills. Her temperature is 38.9°C, pulse 118/min a…

Emergency and Toxicology · Pre-internship · middle twist

A 19-year-old man is brought to a rural general practice, 45 minutes from the nearest hospital, with six hours of fever, vomiting and severe pain in his legs. H…

Emergency and Toxicology · Pre-internship · common