FCCS FCCS Sepsis and Infection Control

Question 1

Sepsis-3 defines sepsis as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection, identified clinically by a SOFA score change of how many points?

Accepted Answer

≥ 2 points

Answer

≥ 1 point

Answer

≥ 3 points

Answer

≥ 4 points

Question 2

What is the recommended blood culture timing relative to antibiotic administration in septic shock?

Accepted Answer

Cultures drawn before antibiotics if possible, but antibiotics should NOT be delayed > 1 hour

Answer

Cultures must be drawn 1 hour after antibiotics

Answer

Cultures are not needed before antibiotics

Answer

Cultures should be drawn 24 hours after antibiotics

Question 3

The Surviving Sepsis Campaign recommends completing a 30 mL/kg IV crystalloid bolus within how many hours of septic shock?

Accepted Answer

3 hours

Answer

6 hours

Answer

1 hour

Answer

12 hours

Question 4

Which biomarker is most useful for monitoring antibiotic response and guiding de-escalation in sepsis?

Accepted Answer

Procalcitonin (PCT)

Answer

White blood cell count

Answer

C-reactive protein (CRP)

Answer

Lactate

Question 5

A lactate level > 4 mmol/L in a suspected infection patient meets criteria for which condition regardless of blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

Septic shock (Sepsis-3 criteria)

Answer

Severe sepsis (old terminology)

Answer

SIRS only

Answer

Bacteremia

Question 6

Which antibiotic combination provides both gram-negative and MRSA coverage for empiric septic shock therapy?

Accepted Answer

Vancomycin + piperacillin-tazobactam or meropenem

Answer

Amoxicillin + metronidazole

Answer

Ciprofloxacin + clindamycin

Answer

Azithromycin + ceftriaxone