RIGHT NOW please print out this closing disclosure scenario…

RIGHT NOW please print out this closing disclosure scenario and the blank 2024 calendar for questions 29-33.  IF YOU DO NOT PRINT IT OUT NOW, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS IT LATER. If you do not have a printer, save this document in WORD right now, before proceeding with the test.  Also, you can NOT use your phones as calculators.  You can use the calculator activated in Honorlock OR a hand held calculator only.   Jacobs-Spring2025-Closing Scenario(Final Exam).doc        

A 68-year-old man is admitted to the ICU with septic shock….

A 68-year-old man is admitted to the ICU with septic shock. He initially presented with hypotension and fever to 102.5°F. After a 3-L normal saline bolus, he continues to be hypotensive and requires pressures. Blood and urine cultures are obtained. The patient is unable to expectorate sputum. The patient’s past medical history is significant for COPD, coronary artery disease, and alcohol abuse. There is alsolocal incidence of cephalosporin-resistant S pneumoniae is >1%. Which of the following is the recommended empiric antibiotic regimen for this patient?