brain disorders

Question 1

what is meningitis

Answer 1

acute inflammation of meningeal tissues of brain

caused by infection in lungs or bloodstream or penetrating wounds

Question 2

classic triad of meningitis

Answer 2

fever, headache, stiff neck

Question 3

s/s of meningitis besides triad

Answer 3

n/v
photophobia
altered mental status
skin rash
petechia

Question 4

positive kernig sign

Answer 4

resistance to leg extension

Question 5

positive brudzinki sign

Answer 5

neck flexion causes hip/knee flexion

Question 6

acute bacterial meningitis

Answer 6

most common form

Question 7

acute viral meningits

Answer 7

milder form

Question 8

tx of bacterial meningitis

Answer 8

aggressive antibiotic therapy
ceftriaxone, vancomycin
steroid therapy
prophylaxis: vaccine

Question 9

enecephalitis

Answer 9

acute inflammation of brain

Question 10

etiology of enecphalitis

Answer 10

viral
west nile
measles, chicken pox, mumps, herpes

Question 11

clinical manifestations of enecphalitis

Answer 11

signs appear 2-3 days after infection
range from mild to coma
fever, headache, n/v, seizures

Question 12

pharm for enecphalitis

Answer 12

acyclovir

Question 13

brain abscesses

Answer 13

accumulation of pus within brain tissue

local or systemic infection

Question 14

most common causes of brain abscesses

Answer 14

from ear, tooth, mastoid, sinus

Question 15

clinical manifestations of brain abscesses

Answer 15

similar to enecephalitis
headache, fever, n/v
ICP
drowsiness, confusion, seizures