chapter 64 additional

Question 1

where does meningeal infection originate?

Answer 1

bloodstream
direct spread

Question 2

what type of virus is the common causative agent of aseptic meningitis

Answer 2

enterovirus

Question 3

what drugs is administered in iv for meningitis

Answer 3

pen g with cephalosporin (ceftriaxone)

Question 4

what are the frequent initial symptoms for meningitis

Answer 4

headache
fever
chills

Question 5

this test is used to detect a shift in brain contents

Answer 5

ct scan

Question 6

allows for rapid identification of the causative bacteria

Answer 6

csf studies

Question 7

what are the antimicrobial chemoprophylaxis used in meningitis

Answer 7

rifampin
ciprofloxacin
rifampicin

Question 8

a therapy should be given for meningitis within ____ after exposure

Answer 8

24 hours

Question 9

what is the most prevalent symptom of brain abscess

Answer 9

headache usually worse in the morning

Question 10

a small infection in the brain that occurs that can progress to brain abscess if not treated

Answer 10

cerebritis

Question 11

the preferred study for brain abscess; it provides higher resolution of the lesions

Answer 11

MRI

Question 12

paralysis of one side of the body

Answer 12

hemiplegia

Question 13

weakness of one side of the body

Answer 13

hemiparesis

Question 14

the most common cause for acute encephalitis

Answer 14

hsv / herpes simplex virus

Question 15

this hsv typically affects children and adults

Answer 15

hsv 1

Question 16

this hsv typically affects neonates

Answer 16

hsv 2

Question 17

the standard test for early diagnosis for hsv 1

Answer 17

pcr / polymerase chain reaction

Question 18

what is primary vector in arthropod borne virus encephalitis

Answer 18

mosquito

Question 19

who is the primary source of west nile virus

Answer 19

birds

Question 20

who is the secondary source of west nile virus

Answer 20

human

Question 21

this virus occurs in specific geographic areas during the summer and fall

Answer 21

arbovirus infection

Question 22

what are the common type of arboviral encephalitis

Answer 22

west nile virus
st louis

Question 23

what is the unique clinical feature st louis encephalitis

Answer 23

SIADH with hyponatremia

Question 24

it is related in geographic area or to an immune system that is compromised due to disease

Answer 24

fungal encephalitis

Question 25

what are the causes of fungal encephalitis

Answer 25

streptococcus neoformans
candida

Question 26

they belong to a group of degenerative, infectious neurologic disorders called transmissible spongiform encphalopathies

Answer 26

vcjd / cjd

Question 27

the human form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease)

Answer 27

VCJD

Question 28

it causes TSE, pathogens that are smaller than a virus that are resistant to standard methods of disinfection and sterilization

Answer 28

prions

Question 29

survival for vcjd and cjd

Answer 29

vcjd - 14 months
cjd - 1 yesr