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Findings in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Different Causes of Meningitis

#CSF #Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal #Bacterial #Viral
in Different Causes ... of Meningitis ... #CSF #Fluid #Analysis ... #Normal #Bacterial ... #Viral #Comparison
CSF Analysis by Mike Cadogan
#Diagnosis #CSF #Analysis #Fluid #Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal #Bacterial #Viral #Comparison #Table
CSF Analysis by ... Cadogan #Diagnosis #CSF ... #Analysis #Fluid ... #Normal #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 ... Analysis Normal ... vs Bacterial vs ... Cerebrospinal #CSF ... #Fluid #Analysis
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... • Common clinical ... are common • CSF ... CSF Analysis: ... CSF-lactate ≥ 4.2
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 ... line agents in bacterial ... twitter.com/foamid #CSF
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
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
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
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... level • A low or normal ... India ink prep CSF ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases