HTHSCI 2HH3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gram Staining, Neisseria, Neutrophil
23 Apr 2016
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Some of the most devastating and infectious human diseases are those that affect the cns. Damage to these areas can lead to deafness, blindness, learning disabilities, paralysis and even death. Infections require early diagnosis as well as timely and appropriate therapy. Diagnostic tools such as ct scans, mris and lumbar punctures are key to making these diagnoses. When treating patients with cns infections, it is important to remember that the choice of pharmacological treatments will be influenced not only by the suspected pathogen, but also by the presence of the bbb. Tiffany is a healthy 17 year old female with no underlying medical problems. Wakes up one morning with a terrible headache and feels very unwell. Calls for roommate, who finds her lying in bed, flushed and diaphoretic: too weak to stand. She has bp of 70/35, hr of 110, temp of 40 and resp rate of 40 with o2 sat of.
