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A Patient Is Brought to the Emergency Department with Fever

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A patient is brought to the emergency department with fever, lethargy, and headache. No meningeal signs are noted. The examination reveals hypotension and lethargy and the examiner notes petechiae on the patient's trunk. What do these findings indicate?


A) Progressing meningococcemia
B) Encephalitis
C) Increased intracranial pressure (ICP)
D) Probable viral infection

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