Acute Meningitis
Über den Vortrag
Der Vortrag „Acute Meningitis“ von Carlo Raj, MD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Neuropathology: Foundations“. Der Vortrag ist dabei in folgende Kapitel unterteilt:
- Acute Meningitis
- Acute Bacterial Meningitis: CSF Findings
Quiz zum Vortrag
A 28-year-old man is brought to the ER with an altered mental status. His roommate says that he has been acting strangely for the last several days. History is limited due to his mental status. A physical examination shows an inability to straighten his legs when the hip is flexed to 90 degrees. His CSF findings are as follows: WBC 885/ml, Neutrophils 25%, RBC 495/ml, glucose 40 mg/dl, and protein 90 mg/dl. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- Herpes meningoencephalitis
- Bacterial meningoencephalitis
- Fungal meningoencephalitis
- Mollaret's meningoencephalitis
- Prion disease
What is TRUE regarding bacterial meningoencephalitis?
- Severe disruption of the CSF blood-brain barrier leads to markedly elevated protein and WBC levels.
- Severe disruption of the CSF blood-brain barrier leads to markedly elevated protein levels only.
- Severe disruption of the CSF blood-brain barrier leads to markedly elevated WBC levels only.
- Elevation of the protein level is due to lysis of the bacterial walls.
- Elevation of CSF glucose levels is seen.
The CSF in a patient with viral meningitis predominantly shows which type of leukocytes?
- Lymphocytes
- Neutrophils
- Monocytes
- Basophils
- Eosinophils
A CSF sample showing markedly elevated levels of WBC with predominant neutrophils and markedly depressed glucose levels most likely points toward which type of etiology?
- Acute bacterial meningitis
- Parasitic meningitis
- Herpes meningoencephalitis
- Fungal meningitis
- Viral meningitis
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Dozent des Vortrages Acute Meningitis
Carlo Raj, MD
Dr. Carlo Raj is a Physician and Lecturer at Becker’s Healthcare, in Illinois, USA, and the CEO and founder of Indus Intellect Virtual MedEd, a medical education consulting company.
He obtained his MD from Medical University of the Americas (MUA) and is an international lecturer and public speaker.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Raj teaches courses on Pathology.
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Great material and the table was just super fantastic. I would appreciate the Lecturio team makes an update to this video, describing the general clinical presentation of meningitis, that will be a big booster.
Very good table explained and I appreciate the extra details added to it.
