Acute Medicine SCE Practice Questions - Specialty Certificate Examination In Acute Medicine Exam

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A patient receiving chemotherapy presents with temperature 38.4 C, rigors and neutrophils 0.3 x 10^9/L. What is the most appropriate immediate management?

Give broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics within 1 hour after blood cultures if this does not delay treatment Wait for the blood culture result before starting antibiotics Give oral antibiotics and discharge if the patient looks well Arrange oncology clinic review within 48 hours

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Give broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics within 1 hour after blood cultures if this does not delay treatment

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