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Findings in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Different Causes of Meningitis

#CSF #Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal #Bacterial #Viral
Cerebrospinal Fluid ... in Different Causes ... of Meningitis ... #CSF #Fluid #Analysis ... Bacterial #Viral #Comparison
What's in a Tap: CSF Analysis

Normal vs Bacterial vs Viral vs SAH
 - Opening Pressure
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What's in a Tap: CSF ... Cerebrospinal #CSF ... #Fluid #Analysis ... #Comparison #Table ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... • Common clinical ... CSF Analysis: ... • CSF-lactate ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... temporal evolution, CSF ... hemorrhage • CSF ... cystic lesions • CSF ... comparable to CSF
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
CSF Penetration ... Despite the poor CSF ... levels in the CSF ... twitter.com/foamid #CSF ... Antimicrobials #InfectiousDiseases
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... of Tuberculous Meningitis ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... or abruptly • CN ... due to increased CSF
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... failure, positive fluid ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Csf opening pressure ... headache, high csf ... low glucose) CNS ... of prior silent pulmonary ... T2 #MRI #Brain #clinical
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
The Disease: • Pulmonary ... (1%): Meningitis ... sputum, pleural fluid ... , BAL, CSF, urine ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
affects the skin, neurologic ... Cerebrospinal fluid ... (CSF) is abnormal ... tract, and often causes ... chorioretinitis, CNS