Acute Diarrhoea & ORS Therapy — Topic Test
20 questions · exam mode (answers revealed at the end). 18 min suggested.
A 9-month-old infant of consanguineous parents has had recurrent oral thrush, intractable diarrhoea and a severe reaction following BCG vaccination. The absolute lymphocyte count is very low and the thymic shadow is absent on chest radiograph. Pending definitive therapy, which intervention is most critical to prevent fatal transfusion-associated complications?
AEmpirical oral co-trimoxazole alone
BUse of only irradiated, CMV-negative, leucodepleted blood products
CImmediate live attenuated MMR vaccination
DRoutine fresh frozen plasma transfusion