An 8-year-old child with a sore throat and mild fever is found to have pharyngeal erythema and tender cervical lymphadenopathy. According to NICE, whi...

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An 8-year-old child with a sore throat and mild fever is found to have pharyngeal erythema and tender cervical lymphadenopathy. According to NICE, which clinical scoring system helps determine the need for antibiotics in suspected bacterial tonsillitis?

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Centor or FeverPAIN score

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NEWS score

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CURB-65

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APGAR score

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SOFA score

NICE Sore Throat Guideline MCQ (SBA): Tonsillitis

An 8-year-old child with a sore throat and mild fever is found to have pharyngeal erythema and tender cervical lymphadenopathy. According to NICE, which clinical scoring system helps determine the need for antibiotics in suspected bacterial tonsillitis?