Question

A 74-year-old man presents with fever, confusion and tachypnoea. Suspected sepsis of urinary origin. Which is the correct principle of initial management in hospital?

Accepted Answer

Administer IV broad-spectrum antibiotics within 1 hour of recognition

Answer

Delay antibiotics until culture results

Answer

Start oral antibiotics and review tomorrow

Answer

Wait for CRP to rise

Answer

Aggressively lower BP with IV labetalol

Practice question

A 74-year-old man presents with fever, confusion and tachypnoea. Suspected sepsis of urinary origin. Which is the correct principle of initial management in hospital?