CNS

Question 1

Most common symptom of brain abcess

Answer 1

headache

Question 2

Yeast that causes meningitis in late stage HIV

Answer 2

Cryptococcus

Question 3

Cell culture can be used to identify strep pneumoniae?

Answer 3

Optochin

Question 4

Method of obtaining csf

Answer 4

Lumbar puncture

Question 5

Common cause of brain abcess?

Answer 5

streptococci

Question 6

Common cause of menigitis?

Answer 6

Neisseria meningitidis

Question 7

Type of WBC seen in CSF in bacterial meningitis?

Answer 7

Neutrophils

Question 8

Examination finding when flexing the neck caused hip and knees to flex?

Answer 8

Brudzinskis sign

Question 9

Organism responisble for lock jaw

Answer 9

clostridium tetani

Question 10

Treatemer for HSV encephalitis?

Answer 10

Aciclovir

Question 11

Inflammation of brain?

Answer 11

Encephalitits

Question 12

Method of bacterial spread through blood stream?

Answer 12

Haemotogenous

Question 13

Leading coause of viral meningitis?

Answer 13

Enteroviruses

Question 14

Focal suppurative process

Answer 14

ABCESS

Question 15

Primary treatment for large brain abcess

Answer 15

drainage