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Q
A 45 year old woman is feeling unwell with a severe sore throat. She has schizophrenia and started taking clozapine 4 months ago.
Her temperature is 39.0°C. She has an ulcerated throat with tonsillar exudate.
Blood cultures have been sent.
What additional investigation is most likely to establish the underlying cause?
A
full blood count!!
risk of agranulocytosis with clozapine
