The nurse is evaluating the laboratory results on cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) from a 3-year-old child with bacterial meningitis. Which findings confirm bacterial meningitis? (Select all that apply.)
a. Elevated white blood cell (WBC) count
b. Decreased glucose
c. Normal protein
d. Elevated red blood cell (RBC) count
ANS: A, B
The cerebrospinal fluid analysis in bacterial meningitis shows elevated WBC count, decreased glucose, and increased protein content. There should not be RBCs evident in the CSF fluid.
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