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Findings in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Different Causes of Meningitis

#CSF #Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal #Bacterial #Viral
Fluid in Different Causes ... Meningitis #CSF ... #Fluid #Analysis
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
1): • Herpes simplex ... Photophobia • Nausea ... Analysis: • Lymphocytic ... , photophobia, nausea ... CSF Analysis:
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
 Most common cause ... Autonomic dysfunction, CSF ...  The paralysis ... oligoclonal bands in CSF ... relapses, requires long-term
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Caroli's - Complex ... secondary - Breast, Lung ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... bronchoscopy to complete ... History of cancer, lung ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... POCUS Young ... POCUS lung exam ... Lung POCUS shows ... Lung POCUS invaluable
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
acute weakness, or paralysis ... an identifiable cause ... The cause is unknown ...     - Herpes simplex
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
bpm) - Narrow Complex ... WPW) - Narrow Complex ... aberrancy - Wide Complex ... in a setting of long ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
and Associated Lung ... barcode sign - Lung ... pleura in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
a crescent or complete ... • Infectious Causes ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Dermatomyositis, Lung