Confusion and reduced conscious level in the returning traveller

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Confusion and reduced conscious level in the returning traveller Chris Cunningham, Ewan Hunter Medicine Volume 46, Issue 1, Pages 44-51 (January 2018) DOI: 10.1016/j.mpmed.2017.10.002 Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Recommended approach to assessment, investigation and management of tropical traveller with confusion and/or reduced consciousness (see Table 2 for other specific CSF tests). ABG, arterial blood gases; CRP, C-reactive protein; CXR, chest X-ray; FBC, full blood count; HSV, herpes simplex virus; ITU, intensive therapy unit; LFT, liver function test; M,C+S, microscopy, culture and sensitivity; mRDT, malaria rapid diagnostic test; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; STI, sexually transmitted infection; U+E, urea and electrolytes; VZV, varicella-zoster virus. Medicine 2018 46, 44-51DOI: (10.1016/j.mpmed.2017.10.002) Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions