Taking the Referral about a Suspected Case of Meningoencephalitis (22 Nov 2021)
- Author
- [email protected] (Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh)
- Published
- Mon 22 Nov 2021
- Episode Link
- https://soundcloud.com/rcpedin/taking-the-referral-about-a-suspected-case-of-meningoencephalitis
Dr Jonathan Bardgett interviews Dr Ollie Lloyd about the types and causes of meningitis and the approach to identifying when the patient presents, management and when to carry out a lumbar puncture and what to look for.
Dr Lloyd is a registrar (ST5) in Infectious Diseases at RIDU, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
-- Resources --
https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd004405.pub5
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2016.01.007
https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2009.075598
https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa040845
