Which of the following is true regarding the management of this patient?
A. Empiric therapy with acyclovir should have been started pending diagnostic workup Wrong Choice!
B. Empiric therapy with ampicillin would have decreased his risk of mortality Correct Choice
C. The brain stem inflammation was an autoimmune manifestation of an occult malignancy Wrong Choice!
D. Early initiation of dexamethasone may have prevented this poor outcome Wrong Choice!
Answer:B
Which of the following is true regarding the management of this patient?
A. Empiric therapy with acyclovir should have been started pending diagnostic workup Wrong Choice! B. Empiric therapy with ampicillin would have decreased his risk of mortality Correct Choice C. The brain stem inflammation was an autoimmune manifestation of an occult malignancy Wrong Choice! D. Early initiation of dexamethasone may have prevented this poor outcome Wrong Choice!