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Sepsis and antibiotic stewardship
A practice question in the style of the AMC Part 1 MCQ exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.
A 76-year-old man on metoprolol has an infection. His heart rate is 82 but he is confused and his lactate is 3.6 mmol/L. What is the key point?
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The answer is D: Beta blockers mask tachycardia; confusion and lactate show sepsis.
Sepsis is easily missed in people on beta blockers; organ dysfunction is the clue.
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