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sudha2015 - 03-10-11 09:36
A 24-year-old man is admitted to the Emergency Department with breathing difficulties and confusion three weeks after returning from a holiday in Cambodia. His partner says he has had 'the flu' for the past two weeks. A blood film is positive for malarial parasites and a chest x-ray and arterial blood gases suggest acute respiratory distress syndrome. A diagnosis of severe falciparum malaria is suspected. What is the treatment of choice?ia
A. Intravenous artesunate
B. Intravenous clindamycin + oral artemether-lumefantrine
C. Intravenous artemether-lumefantrinei
D. Oral atovaquone-proguanil
E. Intravenous quinine
sudha2015 - 03-10-11 09:36
A 24-year-old man is admitted to the Emergency Department with breathing difficulties and confusion three weeks after returning from a holiday in Cambodia. His partner says he has had 'the flu' for the past two weeks. A blood film is positive for malarial parasites and a chest x-ray and arterial blood gases suggest acute respiratory distress syndrome. A diagnosis of severe falciparum malaria is suspected. What is the treatment of choice?ia
A. Intravenous artesunate
B. Intravenous clindamycin + oral artemether-lumefantrine
C. Intravenous artemether-lumefantrinei
D. Oral atovaquone-proguanil
E. Intravenous quinine
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Re: INF 5 babbu5508 - 03-17-11 13:35 A 24-year-old man is admitted to the Emergency Department with breathing difficulties and confusion three weeks after returning from a holiday in Cambodia. His partner says he has had 'the flu' for the past two weeks. A blood film is positive for malarial parasites and a chest x-ray and arterial blood gases suggest acute respiratory distress syndrome. A diagnosis of severe falciparum malaria is suspected. What is the treatment of choice?
E. Intravenous quinine
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