Ninja Nerd
Ninja Nerd
Ninja Nerd
CNS Infections
1 hour 12 minutes Posted Mar 5, 2026 at 3:00 pm.
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Send us Fan Mail Ninja Nerds! In this episode, Rob and Zach dive into CNS infections and walk through how to build a simple framework to separate and identify meningitis, encephalitis, and brain abscess, then link each one to its classic clinical clues, imaging findings, CSF patterns, and empiric treatment. Through high-yield case-based discussions, we cover when to obtain imaging before a lumbar puncture, how to interpret opening pressure, cell counts, glucose levels, and protein levels, and...