Is a “corrected” CSF WBC count accurate for diagnosing meningitis for a traumatic LP?
No (unless the WBC count is MUCH higher than than expected).
May 22nd, 2009
919. Dexamethasone for pediatric meningitis? / When to administer acyclovir empirically / Special neonatal causes of seizures
No Comments, .seizure, meningitis/encephalitis, by reuben.May 22nd, 2009
918. Meningitis pathophys / What % of kids have fulminant disease? / Acute hearing loss with history of trauma suggests / CSF WBC findings in infants
No Comments, meningitis/encephalitis, by reuben.May 22nd, 2009
917. Acute bacterial meningitis: long-term sequelae, neonatal bugs, bugs in other kids, risk factors
No Comments, meningitis/encephalitis, by reuben.January 4th, 2009
736. Empiric Rx bacterial meningitis in PCN-allergic / Who needs chemoprophylaxis for meningitis? / Options for chemoprophylaxis
No Comments, meningitis/encephalitis, needlestick, by reuben.January 4th, 2009
735. Threshold for LP in the elderly / Chronic meningitis is generally caused by / Rx meningitis
No Comments, meningitis/encephalitis, by reuben.January 4th, 2009
734. Lumbar puncture in coagulopathy? / WBC correction in traumatic tap / What type of patient ought to receive specialized CSF antigen testing? / Additional tests to consider in CNS infx workup
No Comments, meningitis/encephalitis, by reuben.January 4th, 2009
733. Usual cell count in bacterial meningitis / Viral meningitis cell count rule-in // Gram stain report for staph, strep, neisseria, listeria, h. flu, e. coli, pseudomonas
No Comments, meningitis/encephalitis, by reuben.Annals of Emergency Medicine July 2007