Case 1

• The situation…
• Patient’s presenting symptoms and examination…
• What’s going on here?
• What’s the most likely diagnosis?
• What are the signs and symptoms of sepsis?
• How do we measure qSOFA?
• What 3 things should we check in the first hour of a patient who has sepsis?
• Which 3 treatments should we give in the first hour of a patient with sepsis?
• List the Sepsis Six…
• What is the gram stain of the causative organism in this case?
• Which antibiotic therapy should be given?
• What then happened in the case?
• Which contacts should receive prophylactic antibiotics?

Case 2

• The situation…
• Here’s how he presented in hospital…
• What’s going on here?
• What’s our most likely focus of infection going to be?
• Which investigations should be undertaken?