Competency information

Details

Perform clinical and laboratory investigation of immunocompromised patients, including patients from the intensive care unit (ICU).

Considerations

  • The risk factors, clinical presentation, implications and treatment of infections in immunocompromised patients, including those in ICU.
  • Risks and causes of infection.

Relevant learning outcomes

# Outcome
# 2 Outcome Perform laboratory (and point-of-care) investigation in these high-risk groups.