CSF

Question 1

in bacterial meningitis, which cells are present?

Answer 1

neutrophils

Question 2

in bacterial meningitis, is the glucose high or low?

Answer 2

low

Question 3

which cells are present in viral meningitis?
is glucose high or low?

Answer 3

lymphocytes

‘normal’ glucose levels

Question 4

which cells are present in TB?

is glucose high or low?

Answer 4

lymphocytes

low glucose

Question 5

how does one stain CSF for suspected crytococcus?

Answer 5

India ink

Question 6

how does one stain CSF for suspected TB?

Answer 6

AAFB ZN

Question 7

give 3 examples / causes of ring enhancing lesions

Answer 7

toxoplasmosis (HIV)
primary CNS lymphoma
brain abscess

Question 8

necrosis of which lobe is characteristic of HSV encephalitis?

Answer 8

medial temporal lobe

Question 9

HPV 6 + 11 is which disease?
how is it treated?

Answer 9

Genital warts

single lesion = cryotherapy

1 = topical pdophyllum
2 = imiquimod

Question 10

if a patient is allergic to penicillin, which antibiotic should be used for treating bacterial meningitis?

Answer 10

chloramphenicol

Question 11

State the CSF glucose / cells picture for TB , bacterial and viral meningitis:

Answer 11

TB: lymph + low glucose
Viral: lymph and normal glucose
Bacterial: Neutrophils and low glucose