uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): WHO Criteria for Severe Malaria

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A 48-year-old man presents to hospital in the UK with a 4-day fever after returning from Lagos, Nigeria. He took no malaria prophylaxis. Thick film is positive for P. falciparum with 3% parasitaemia. He is confused, with a Glasgow Coma Score of 12, temperature 40.1°C, blood glucose 2.1 mmol/L, and haemoglobin 6.8 g/dL. Serum lactate is 6.5 mmol/L. How many WHO criteria for severe malaria does this patient meet?

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