A 19-year-old university student is brought to the Emergency Department by friends due to acute confusion, headache, and photophobia that developed ov...

Question

A 19-year-old university student is brought to the Emergency Department by friends due to acute confusion, headache, and photophobia that developed over the past 12 hours. He has a temperature of 39.2°C and neck stiffness. A non-blanching petechial rash is noted on his trunk and limbs. What is the single most important immediate pharmacological intervention?

Accepted Answer

Intravenous ceftriaxone 2g

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Intravenous acyclovir 10mg/kg

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Oral paracetamol 1g

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Intravenous dexamethasone 10mg

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Urgent lumbar puncture

mrcem sba MCQ (SBA): Suspected Meningococcal Sepsis