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| What is the most likely organism causing meningitis in neonates? |
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| What is the most likely organism causing meningitis in 1mo - 4yrs? |
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| What is the most likely organism causing meningitis in 4-30 year olds? |
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| What is the most likely organism causing meningitis in people 30y/o and older? |
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| Where do people tend to carry meningitis when they do not know they have it? |
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| Where will the organisms be found in the meninges? |
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| Yes, to rule out other causes of ICP |
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| Is a CT scan warranted for a patient with suspected meningitis? |
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| How many lymphocytes should you find in normal CSF? |
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| How much glucose is in normal CSF? |
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| What will you see in the cell count in the CSF of a pt with bacterial meningitis? |
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Cell count: mostly lymphocytes
Glucose: <2/3 |
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| What are the common CSF readings for mycobacterial meningitis:Cell count? Glucose? |
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| Counterimmunoelectrophoresis |
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| Which mycrobiology test uses an antibody to look for an antigen in CSF? |
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| What microbiology test would you use to test for HSV in the CSF? |
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| Which bacteria look like Gram (-) diplococci within white blood cells? |
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| What abx would you use to treat H. influenzae? |
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| What abx would you use to treat N. meningitis? |
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| What would you use to treat a pt with a PCN allergy that has S. pneumoniae? |
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| Which drug do you use to empirically cover for meningitis? |
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| ceftriaxone or ampicillin |
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| What drug would you use for treatment of H. influenzae for menigitis? |
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| N. meningitidis treatment for meningitis? |
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PCN-S: High Dose PCN
PCN-I: ceftriaxone
PCN-R: vancomycin or merepenem |
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S. pneumoniae treatment for menigitis?
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| Treatment for L. monocytogene meningitis? |
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| What provides the diagnosis for a brain abcess? |
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