L3: Meningitis

Question 1

The brain and spinal cord are covered by connective tissue layers collectively called the …..

Answer 1

meninges

Question 2

Layers of meninges

Question 3

Def of Meningitis

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def of Encephalitis

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Def of Meningoencephalitis

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Causes of Meningitis

Question 7

Infective Causes of Meningitis

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Non-Infective Causes of Meningitis

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Fungal Causes of Meningitis

Question 10

Parasitic Causes of Meningitis

Question 11

Pathogenesis of Meningitis

Question 12

difference between meningitis & septicemic meningitis

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Meningitis and septicemia often occur together

Question 14

CP of Meningitis

Question 15

Signs of Infection in Meningitis

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Signs of Meningeal Irritation in Meningitis

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Signs of Increased ICP in Meningitis

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Signs of Toxemia in Meningitis

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Neck regidity in Meningitis

Question 20

How to Elicit Kernig’s sign?

Question 21

Interpretation of Kernig’s sign

Question 22

How to Elicit Brudzinski’s sign?

Question 23

Interpretation of Brudzinski’s sign

Question 24

Meningitis Rash & Glass Test

Question 25

One sign of meningococcal septicemia is a .....

Answer 25

rash that does not fade under pressure.

Question 26

This rash is caused by ....... under the skin

Answer 26

blood leaking

Question 27

- It starts anywhere on the body. - It can spread quickly to look like fresh bruises.

Question 28

This rash is more difficult to see on ..... skin.

Answer 28

darker

Question 29

Look on the paler areas of the skin and under the eyelids.

Question 30

Classification of Meningitis

Question 31

Meningitis caused by a ....... is life threatening and requires urgent medical attention and treatment with antibiotics.

Answer 31

bacteria

Question 32

Meningitis caused by a ..... is very rarely life threatening but can cause the body to become very weak

Answer 32

virus

Question 33

When bacteria invade the body they can cause meningitis, septicemia or meningitis and septicemia together

Question 34

Reservoir of **Bacterial Meningitis**

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Causes of **Bacterial Meningitis**

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Most Common cause of **Bacterial Meningitis**

Question 37

What is another leading cause of **Bacterial Meningitis**?

Question 38

Hemophilus Influenza & **Bacterial Meningitis**

Question 39

Listeria Monocytogenes & **Bacterial Meningitis**

Question 40

Other Causes of **Bacterial Meningitis**

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Causes of **Viral Meningitis**

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Most Common Causes of **Viral Meningitis**

Question 43

Reservoirs in **Viral Meningitis**

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MOT of **Viral Meningitis**

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TTT of **Viral Meningitis**

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Most patients recover completely on their own in Viral meningitis

Question 47

Viruses cause a ..... number of cases of meningitis than do bacteria

Answer 47

greater

Question 48

Viral meningitis is usually mild and often clears on its own within two weeks

Question 49

The most common signs and symptoms of enteroviral infections are .....

Answer 49

.....

Question 50

Complications of **Meningitis**

Question 51

Nervous Complications of **Meningitis**

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Eyes Complications of **Meningitis**

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ear Complications of **Meningitis**

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Cardiac Complications of **Meningitis**

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genitourinary Complications of **Meningitis**

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Joint Complications of **Meningitis**

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Dx of **Meningitis**

Question 58

what is the definitive Dx of **Meningitis**?

Question 59

Characters of CSF in Lumbar puncture in CSF

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TTT of **Bacterial Meningitis**

Question 61

As S. pneumoniae and N. meningitides are the most common pathogens in adult disease, antibiotic coverage of these bacteria is most important.

Question 62

In adults, the combination of ..... is routinely started empirically

Question 63

In adults older than 50 years, immunocompromised hosts, and patients with head trauma or CSF leak, ......

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L. monocytogenes becomes a more prevalent pathogen in bacterial meningitis.

Question 64

For this reason, ampicillin is added to the empiric treatment regimen.

Answer 64

...

Question 65

TTT of **Fungal meningitis - Cryptococcal**

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TTT of **Tuberculous meningitis **

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TTT of **Parasitic meningitis - Amebic**

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TTT of **Helminthic Meningitis**

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General Prevention of **Meningitis**

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Active Immunizationn in **Meningitis**

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Chemoprophylaxis in **Meningitis**

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