Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Paucis Verbis Card: CNS Infections

CNS brain abscess on CT

Here is another installment of the Paucis Verbis (In a Few Words) e-card series on the topic of CNS infections from EM Clinics of North America 2009.

Feel free to download this card and print on a 4'' x 6'' index card.
[MS Word] [PDF]Other Paucis Verbis cards:
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Reference
Somand D, Meurer W. Central Nervous System Infections. EMCNA 2009; 27: 89-100.
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4 comments:

  1. Nice one. Jolt accentuation test is 97% Sn if low risk and not toxic.

    http://www.acep.org/publications.aspx?id=37782

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  2. Excellent point. Small sample size of 40-50, from what I recall, but a great simple test. Basically you repeatedly rotate your neck side-to-side quickly to r/o meningitis. Thanks for the link!

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  3. G'day Michelle and fellow readers,

    I find shaking my head does little to help me make a diagnosis, although it can help shake water and sand out of my ears.

    Perhaps the jolt-accentuation test would work better if the patient moved his or her head from side-to-side?

    Chris the Pedant

    PS. Happy New Year!

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  4. Precordialthump: Ha! You got me. Happy new year (and decade)!

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