A 54-year-old woman presents with suspected sepsis from a urinary source. She is hypotensive, tachycardic and febrile. Initial NEWS2 is 6. In line wit...

Question

A 54-year-old woman presents with suspected sepsis from a urinary source. She is hypotensive, tachycardic and febrile. Initial NEWS2 is 6. In line with Sepsis 6 principles and NICE guidance, which action should be completed within the first hour?

Accepted Answer

Administer intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotics after taking blood cultures

Answer

Start prophylactic low-molecular-weight heparin

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Give a stat dose of oral Paracetamol only

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Wait for culture results before starting any antibiotics

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Start enteral feeding via nasogastric tube

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Sepsis – Sepsis 6

A 54-year-old woman presents with suspected sepsis from a urinary source. She is hypotensive, tachycardic and febrile. Initial NEWS2 is 6. In line with Sepsis 6 principles and NICE guidance, which action should be completed within the first hour?