Meningitis: Goljan vs. FA

[dr.weiner]

Who wins this battle of USMLE heavyweights?


Most common causes of meningitis...

Goljan:
1 mo. - 18 yrs: n. meningitidis
> 18 yrs: strep pneumo

FA:
6 mo. - 6 yrs: Strep pneumo
6 yrs - 60 yrs: N. meningitidis
60+ yrs: strep pneumo

Who's right?
Goljan is Jesus himself, but Bhushan, Le, and Chandwani are the three Magi from the Orient that bestowed gifts to the infant messiah. I dont know what to believe.

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[lord_jeebus]

Dude, you're not going to make a diagnosis based on demographics alone in real life, nor will you do so on this exam.

"Sir, you turned 61 last month, so I'm not going to give you any of this ceftriaxone..."

 

[dr.weiner]

Thanks. Makes sense.

I used to be cool 3 months ago, I swear.

 

[Medikit]

Thanks. Makes sense.

I used to be cool 3 months ago, I swear.

As I go through stuff I keep asking myself how they would test on it. I think it helps to avoid spending time on the details that aren't worth hammering.

Who wins this battle of USMLE heavyweights?
Who's right?
Goljan is Jesus himself, but Bhushan, Le, and Chandwani are the three Magi from the Orient that bestowed gifts to the infant messiah. I dont know what to believe.

Thank you for this

 

[domer621]

Goljan's agrees with Cecil's... which would you trust?

Sorry, I just can't stand discrepancies.