On Friday, Terence completes the Self-Monitoring Scale and r…
On Friday, Terence completes the Self-Monitoring Scale and receives a score of 49. On the following Tuesday, he fills out the scale again and receives a score of 28. Terence’s scores on the Self-Monitoring Scale do not appear to be
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A 4-year-old boy who has acute myelogenous leukemia is admitted for the treatment of fever and neutropenia. He has a Broviac catheter in place. His temperature on admission is 39.3 degrees C and absolute neutrophil count (ANC) is less than 100 cells/uL. No focus of infection is apparent on physical exam. After blood cultures are obtained, he is begun on treatment with piperacillin/tazobactam and gentamicin. Five days later, the cultures remain negative, ANC continues to be low and his daily maximum temperature continues to be greater than 39.3 degrees C. Of the following, the MOST appropriate management at this point is to:
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