Cerebrospinal fluid glucose and protein in disposition and treatment decisions

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 298-302

  Givens, Timothy G ^a   Paul, R I ^a   Bothner, Joan P ^b   Hardwick Jr , William E ^c   Walsh Kelly, Christine M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Disposition; Emergency department; Meningitis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY WARD; GLUCOSE ASSAY; HUMAN; INFANT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0034095018     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2000.tb01083.x     Document Type: Article

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