Meningitis

Question 1

What are the most common causative agents of viral meningitis?

Answer 1

Enterovirus

HSV

Question 2

What are the most common causative agents of bacterial meningitis?

Answer 2

Streptococcus pneumoniae
Neisseria meningitidis
Haemophilus influenzae type b

Question 3

List 4 symptoms of meningitis

Answer 3

Severe headache
Neck stiffness
N+V
Lethargy

Question 4

List 5 signs of meningitis

Answer 4

Photophobia
Non-blanching rash
Fever
Kernig’s Sign: hips flexed, pain/ resistance on passive knee extension
Brudzinski’s Sign: flexion of the hips when neck is flexed

Question 5

List 4 risk factors for meningitis

Answer 5

Young/ Elderly
Immune suppression.
Crowding (college students) .
Close contact

Question 6

What would a lumbar puncture of bacterial meningitis show?

Answer 6

Cloudy CSF
High neutrophils
High protein
Low glucose

Question 7

What would a lumbar puncture of viral meningitis show?

Answer 7

High lymphocytes
High protein
Normal glucose

Question 8

What would a lumbar puncture of TB meningitis show?

Answer 8

Fibrinous CSF
High lymphocytes
High protein
Low glucose