Scenario
A 69 year old woman is sent to your emergency department by her LMO after a one day febrile illness.
Her chest X-ray reveals lobar pneumonia. Blood tests are performed.
Her observations are:
Question
a. Describe and interpret her blood test results. (70%) b. Describe and justify your antibiotic choice. (30%)
Answer
FACEM VAQ Exam 2006.2 – Question 3
- The overall pass rate for this question was 44/57 (77.2%).
- The examiners felt that this was a very appropriate question however few candidates did very well.
- A number of candidates passed part (a) but failed part (b). Pass/fail criteria were based on a descriptive of the severity of the abnormalities, putting forward an adequate interpretation (differential diagnosis) and a reasonable choice of antibiotics.
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