Mental Status Changes
 
Introduction
Acute Confusion
   Infectious
   Metabolic
Cases
   Headache
   Fever & Confusion
   Focal Weakness
   Nice Doggie
   She's Talking a Lot
   Hemiparesis
   Unconscious
   Police Call

Fifty year-old man with headache and confusion.

Lab values
  • Blood count
    • HGB = 15.4 gm%
    • WBC = 3,900/cumm
      • Lymphs = 21%
    • Plts = 155,000/cumm
    • Smear + for malaria

  • CSF analysis
    • Glucose decreased
    • Protein elevated
    • Gram stain negative
    • India ink + for Cryptoccocus

Outcome and special test.

 
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