A 68-year-old man is admitted with sepsis secondary to urosepsis. As part of the Sepsis 6 bundle, which of the following is included?...

Question

A 68-year-old man is admitted with sepsis secondary to urosepsis. As part of the Sepsis 6 bundle, which of the following is included?

Accepted Answer

Measure serum lactate and send blood cultures before antibiotics

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Start prophylactic low-molecular-weight heparin only

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Order an echocardiogram

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Request a CT scan of the abdomen in all cases

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Prescribe long-term oral antibiotics after discharge only

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