A 62-year-old with fever, hypotension, and lactate 3.8 mmol/L has suspected intra-abdominal sepsis. How soon should effective antibiotics be administe...

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A 62-year-old with fever, hypotension, and lactate 3.8 mmol/L has suspected intra-abdominal sepsis. How soon should effective antibiotics be administered?

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Within 1 hour of recognition

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Within 6 hours

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Within 3 hours

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After CT confirmation

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After cultures result

us-abem MCQ (SBA): Sepsis (Antibiotic Timing)

A 62-year-old with fever, hypotension, and lactate 3.8 mmol/L has suspected intra-abdominal sepsis. How soon should effective antibiotics be administered?