A 42-year-old woman presents with fever five days after induction chemotherapy. Other than her malignancy, she has no other medical problems, but she develops a rash when given penicillins.
Her observations are HR 110/min, BP 100/60 mmHg, temperature 39.0 C, SpO2 98% on room air and RR 24/min. You assume she is neutropenic and decide to treat empirically.
List two options for preferred antibiotic monotherapy for this patient.
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List three risk factors for tumour lysis syndrome.
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List three metabolic abnormalities of tumour lysis syndrome, excluding renal impairment and hyperuricaemia.
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List two interventions to treat hyperuricaemia secondary to tumour lysis syndrome in the ED.
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The oncology registrar finally sees the patient. The nurse tells you the patient complained that the oncology registrar was abrupt and dismissive, and the patient is now crying. Outline how you would manage this situation.
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