A young child admitted to the Pediatric unit has fever, irritability, and vomiting. The physician suspects bacterial meningitis. The nurse would expect the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to show:
1. Protein count of 50 mg/dL.
2. Increased glucose level.
3. Decreased glucose level.
4. Negative Gram stain.
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Rationale:
1. Bacterial meningitis causes CSF protein levels to be above 80 mg/dL.
2. Glucose levels are low in CSF when a child has bacterial meningitis
3. Glucose levels are low in CSF when a child has bacterial meningitis.
4. The Gram stain would be positive in bacterial meningitis.
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