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If patient is diagnosed with acute purulent meningitis what would CSF show?
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Increased neutrophils
Increased pressure Cloudy CSF Increased protein Decreased glucose |
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Which syndrome can develop from meningitis associated septicemia
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Waterhouse- Friederichsen syndrome - hemorrhagic infarction of adrenal glands - cutaneous petechiae - common with meningococcal and pneumococcal meningitis
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What will be increased in CSF in viral aseptic meningitis
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Lymphocytes
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What is the most common cause of viral aseptic meningitis
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Enterovirus - polio, echovirus, coxsackie
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Drug induced aseptic meningitis can be caused by what drugs
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Antibiotics and NSAIDS
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In drug induced aseptic meningitis what would be findings in CSF
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STERILE - with increased neurtophils and increased protein
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Which intrauterine viral infection can cause encephalitis and congenital malformations
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Rubella
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HSV 1 infection of brain most often occurs in which part of the brain?
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Temporal lobe
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