Meningitis 1/2 Flashcards
1
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what is meningitis
A
Inflammation of meninges of the brain and spinal cord
2
Q
Meningitis prognosis
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Bacterial meningitis potentially fatal with an hours of onset, considered medical emergency
Viral meningitis less fatal
3
Q
What are symptoms of meningitis
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Fever, headache, vomiting Complaints of stiff and painful neck, nuchal rigidity Pain in lumbar and posterior thigh Brudzinski’s sign Koenigs sign Sensitivity to light
4
Q
What is Brudzinski sign
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Patient supine
Neck flexion facilitate involuntary flexion of hip and knees
Symptom of meningitis
5
Q
What is kernig’s sign
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Patient supine
Pain with hip flexion combined with knee extension
Hip flexed, leg cannot be fully extended even passively
Symptom of meningitis
6
Q
How is meningitis diagnosed
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Gold standard is lumbar puncture
7
Q
Meningitis treatment
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Antibiotics, anti-microbial, steroid pharmacologic
