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{{WBRQuestion
|QuestionAuthor=Chetan Lokhande
|QuestionAuthor=Chetan Lokhande
|ExamType=USMLE Step 3
|ExamType=USMLE Step 3
|SubCategory=Head and Neck, Neurology
|SubCategory=Head and Neck, Neurology, Infectious Disease
|SubCategory=Head and Neck, Neurology
|SubCategory=Head and Neck, Neurology, Infectious Disease
|SubCategory=Head and Neck, Neurology
|SubCategory=Head and Neck, Neurology, Infectious Disease
|SubCategory=Head and Neck, Neurology
|SubCategory=Head and Neck, Neurology, Infectious Disease
|SubCategory=Head and Neck, Neurology
|SubCategory=Head and Neck, Neurology, Infectious Disease
|SubCategory=Head and Neck, Neurology
|SubCategory=Head and Neck, Neurology, Infectious Disease
|SubCategory=Head and Neck, Neurology
|SubCategory=Head and Neck, Neurology, Infectious Disease
|SubCategory=Head and Neck, Neurology
|SubCategory=Head and Neck, Neurology, Infectious Disease
|Prompt=An 11-month-old previously healthy African American female from Haiti comes to Emergency room(ER) with generalized tonic clonic seizures with 1-day history of lethargy, fever and altered mental status. Enroute to hospital, emergency medical team intubated her and gave a dose of diazepam, with no remission. In the ER 1 more dose of diazepam was given and patient was transferred to ICU for further management, where vitals were within normal limits. Overnight EEG showed a pattern of status epileptics. The patient was medically paralyzed and put on a ventilator. Complete blood count, Chem 10 and CT scan all are within normal limits. She was given a dose of quinine for malaria, but stopped due to negative thick and thin smear. What is the next step in the management of this patient?
|Prompt=An 11-month-old previously healthy African American female from Haiti comes to Emergency room (ER) with generalized tonic clonic seizures with 1-day history of lethargy, fever and altered mental status. Enroute to hospital, emergency medical team intubated her and gave a dose of lorazepam, with no remission. In the ER 1 more dose of lorazepam was given and patient was transferred to ICU for further management, where vitals were within normal limits. Overnight EEG showed a pattern of status epileptics. The patient was medically paralyzed and put on a ventilator. Complete blood count, Chem 10 and CT scan all are within normal limits. She was given a dose of quinine for malaria, but stopped due to negative thick and thin smear. What is the next step in the management of this patient?
|Explanation=A history of fever and seizures in a 11 month old child is  highly suggestive of an infection . Since the patient is from Haiti where malaria and other parasitic infection are endemic an empirical therapy of anti malarial should be started right away . Since the thick and thin smears are negative malaria is ruled out and other infectons should be thought about. The next step in the management is do a lumbar puncture and rule out other infection like meningitis from encephalitis.
 
'''Educational objective''':
Rule out encephalitis and meningitis before starting empirical therapy in a case of unknown sezirues with fever. Lumbar puncture is always the next best step in the management.
|AnswerA=Start antiepileptic medications.
|AnswerA=Start antiepileptic medications.
|AnswerAExp='''Incorrect''': Antiepileptic medications should not not be started  before obtaining a lumbar puncture.
|AnswerB=Start broad-spectrum antibiotics.
|AnswerB=Start broad-spectrum antibiotics.
|AnswerBExp='''Incorrect''': First a lumbar puncture should be performed before starting antibiotics.
|AnswerC=Start steroids.
|AnswerC=Start steroids.
|AnswerCExp='''Incorrect''': Steroids have not been proved to be the effective in meningitis except in Tb meningitis. Also a lumbar puncture is the best initial step in this case to rule out meningitis from encephalitis.
|AnswerD=Start with antiviral and antimalarial treatment together.
|AnswerD=Start with antiviral and antimalarial treatment together.
|AnswerDExp='''Incorrect''': Before starting any antibiotic therapy or empirical treatment lumbar puncture must be performed to rule out meningitis from encephalitis.
|AnswerE=Order a Lumbar Puncture.
|AnswerE=Order a Lumbar Puncture.
|AnswerEExp='''Correct''': The best next step in the management of fever and seizures is doing a lumbar puncture to rule out meningitis from encephalitis.
|RightAnswer=E
|WBRKeyword=Lumbar puncture, Meningitis, Encephalitis.
|Approved=Yes
|Approved=Yes
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Latest revision as of 02:36, 28 October 2020

 
Author PageAuthor::Chetan Lokhande
Exam Type ExamType::USMLE Step 3
Main Category
Sub Category SubCategory::Head and Neck, SubCategory::Neurology, SubCategory::Infectious Disease
Prompt [[Prompt::An 11-month-old previously healthy African American female from Haiti comes to Emergency room (ER) with generalized tonic clonic seizures with 1-day history of lethargy, fever and altered mental status. Enroute to hospital, emergency medical team intubated her and gave a dose of lorazepam, with no remission. In the ER 1 more dose of lorazepam was given and patient was transferred to ICU for further management, where vitals were within normal limits. Overnight EEG showed a pattern of status epileptics. The patient was medically paralyzed and put on a ventilator. Complete blood count, Chem 10 and CT scan all are within normal limits. She was given a dose of quinine for malaria, but stopped due to negative thick and thin smear. What is the next step in the management of this patient?]]
Answer A AnswerA::Start antiepileptic medications.
Answer A Explanation AnswerAExp::'''Incorrect''': Antiepileptic medications should not not be started before obtaining a lumbar puncture.
Answer B AnswerB::Start broad-spectrum antibiotics.
Answer B Explanation AnswerBExp::'''Incorrect''': First a lumbar puncture should be performed before starting antibiotics.
Answer C AnswerC::Start steroids.
Answer C Explanation AnswerCExp::'''Incorrect''': Steroids have not been proved to be the effective in meningitis except in Tb meningitis. Also a lumbar puncture is the best initial step in this case to rule out meningitis from encephalitis.
Answer D AnswerD::Start with antiviral and antimalarial treatment together.
Answer D Explanation AnswerDExp::'''Incorrect''': Before starting any antibiotic therapy or empirical treatment lumbar puncture must be performed to rule out meningitis from encephalitis.
Answer E AnswerE::Order a Lumbar Puncture.
Answer E Explanation AnswerEExp::'''Correct''': The best next step in the management of fever and seizures is doing a lumbar puncture to rule out meningitis from encephalitis.
Right Answer RightAnswer::E
Explanation [[Explanation::A history of fever and seizures in a 11 month old child is highly suggestive of an infection . Since the patient is from Haiti where malaria and other parasitic infection are endemic an empirical therapy of anti malarial should be started right away . Since the thick and thin smears are negative malaria is ruled out and other infectons should be thought about. The next step in the management is do a lumbar puncture and rule out other infection like meningitis from encephalitis.

Educational objective: Rule out encephalitis and meningitis before starting empirical therapy in a case of unknown sezirues with fever. Lumbar puncture is always the next best step in the management.
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Approved Approved::Yes
Keyword WBRKeyword::Lumbar puncture, WBRKeyword::Meningitis, WBRKeyword::Encephalitis.
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