Clinical Scenario
It’s a very cold February, but ED is very hot in every sense of the word.
A 22 y/o student refers stomach pain, chills, fever and diffuse muscolar pain. He has fever (38° C) there is a mild diffuse abdominal pain.
The CRP value is 30 mg/L.
Are there flu symptoms, or it is a bacteremia?
Can we use the CRP test for change our clinical suspicion?