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Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Interpretation
Appearance - Opening Pressure - Leukocytes - Differential - Glucose - Protein -
diagnosis #neurology #LumbarPuncture
Syphilis serologies notes
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#syphilis #RPR #treponemal #serologies #nontreponemal #VDRL #titers #CSF #LP
titers #CSF #LP #lumbarpuncture
#Diagnosis #Meningitis #LumbarPuncture #LP #Steroids #Algorithm
Diagnosis #Meningitis #LumbarPuncture
Fluid Analysis 
A systematic approach to analysis of the fluid in conjunction with the clinical presentation
arthrocentesis #lumbarpuncture
Indications for Head CT before LP
 - Signs of Increased ICP (i.e. papilledema) 
 - History
#Indications #LumbarPuncture
"Appropriate patient positioning for lumbar puncture and location of the L4/L5 intercostal space"-McMaster Textbook of Internal
#Procedure #LumbarPuncture
Indications for Head CT before LP:
 • Age > 60
 • Immunocompromise (e.g., HIV)
 • History
HeadCT #before #LP #lumbarpuncture