Csf Findings In Meningitis

Front 1

These are the 7 categories that you should think of in a csf meningitis survey

Back 1

- opening pressure
- csf appearance
- cell count (cells/mm3)
- dominant cell type
- glucose (mg/Dl)
-protein (mg/Dl)
- condition

Front 2

this is what you would see in a NORMAL csf finding

Back 2

pressure= <100 h20
apprnce = clear
cell count= 0-5
cell type= lymphocytes
glucose = 40-70
protein= <40
normal condition

Front 3

This is what you would see in a VIRAL CSF finding

Back 3

press= nrml or slighly elevated
csf apprnce= clear
c.count= 0-500
cell type= (early,pmn's; late,lymphos)
gluc= normal or slighly low
protn= normal or slighly high
condition= viral infection

Front 4

CSF findings in a BACTERIAL infection

Back 4

press= high
csf apprnce= OPAQUE
c.count= 1-60K
c.type= PMNS
glucose= blw normal range
protein= HIGHER than normal
cndtn= bacterial infection

Front 5

fungal csf findings

Back 5

press= slightly elevated
csf apprnce= clear
c.count= 10-500
c.type= (early,pmn's; late,lymphos)
glucose= below normal range
protein= high to very high

Front 6

this is the only condition that causes an opaque csf appearance

Back 6

bacterial infection

Front 7

only condition wih an extremely high cell count (1-60K)

Back 7

bacterial infection

Front 8

these 2 conditions are the only ones with high to very high proteins in the csf

Back 8

bacterial/fungal infections

Front 9

these conditions all cause a ____ in csf glucose

Back 9

drop ; viral,bacterial, fungal infection

Front 10

this is the only condition with a really high opening pressure

Back 10

bacterial infection