Sepsis screening — suspected urosepsis
PLAB 2 & PRES 3 · emergency · hard · 10 minutes
Candidate brief
Mr Shah, 72, is brought in feeling 'terrible' after 2 days of dysuria and fever. HR 120, BP 96/60, T 38.9, SpO2 94%. Take a focused history and initiate sepsis pathway.
What examiners look for
NICE NG51 sepsis; Surviving Sepsis Campaign 1-hour bundle.
Guideline references
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