CSF Analysis in Meningitis

Learn how to read a CSF analysis report in 5 seconds! In the emergency department, you don't have much time to make the correct diagnosis and decide how to treat your patient. Here, you will learn how to use CSF analysis to quickly identify the most common and the most urgent CNS infections. You'll learn how to tell the difference between bacterial meningitis, viral meningitis, and viral encephalitis. You will also learn when to suspect more uncommon CNS diseases that will require urgent referral to a specialist (fungal meningitis, tuberculous meningitis, autoimmune or paraneoplastic encephalitis, etc.). If you've ever had to perform a lumbar puncture and interpret a CSF analysis report, this is for you! Good luck!

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 The main elements of a CSF analysis report
00:43 CSF cell count, pleocytosis
01:15 Cells in bacterial meningitis
03:10 CSF glucose concentration in bacterial meningitis
04:16 CSF protein concentration in bacterial meningitis
04:31 Gram stain
05:18 Lymphocytic pleocytosis (elevated lymphocytes in the CSF)
05:51 Viral meningitis and viral encephalitis
07:49 When to suspect unusual pathogens (Tuberculous meningitis, fungal meningitis....)
09:56 CSF lactate concentration
10:30 Recap