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N3 - CNS Inf. I (Cieza) Flashcards

1
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Most common cause of bacterial meningitis

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S. pneumoniae

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2
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Second most common cause of meningitis

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N. meningitidis

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3
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bacterial meningitis cytokines

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IL1, IL6, TNF

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4
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Diagnosis bacterial meningitis

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CSF analysis

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5
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hyperintense T2 MRI signal in basal ganglia

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pneumococcal meningitis

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6
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Spread of meningitis

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hematogenous

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7
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Penetrating head wound

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S. aureus

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8
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Damaged skin

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S. aureus

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9
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infected shunt

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S. epidermidis

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10
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Neurosurgical procedure

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Gram -

Klebsiella

Acinetobacter

E. coli

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11
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When should imaging be preformed before LP

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New onset seizures

Immunocompromised

Altered mental status

Space-occupying lesions i.e. pailledema

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12
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Recent neurosurgery - pathogen?

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Pseudomonas

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13
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Which drug should be added to antimicrobials in treatment of suspected meningitis?

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Dexamethasone

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14
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persistent leakage of CSF through skull base causes

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Recurrent meningitis

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15
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purpura fulminanas

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acute meningococcemia

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16
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lymphocytic pleocytosis

normal glucose concentraion

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viral meningitis

17
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suspected meningitis - immediate therapy

A

Vanco

3rd or 4th gen cephalosporin

dexamethasone

acyclovir - leading viral ddx

doxycycline - during tick seasons

18
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common causes in children and adults

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N. meningitidis

S. pneumoniae

S. aureus

19
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Common cause in infants and elderly

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Listeria

S. aureus

20
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Symptoms absent in viral meningitis

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Altered consciousness

seizures

neurologic signs or abnormal neuroimaging

21
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Viral meningitis agents

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Enterovirus

HSV-2

HIV

22
Q

most common cause of pyogenic brain abscess

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Streptococci

  • S. milleri and S. viridans
23
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Encephalitis

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Rabies

Herpes - Herpatic encephalitis

24
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Viral encephalitis - frontal & temporal lobe

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Herpes simplex

25
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Viral encephalitis - Anterior horn cells

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West nile

26
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Viral encephalitis - coritcal areas

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La Crosse

27
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Viral encephalitis - substantia nigra, pons, thalamus, cerebellum

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St. Louis

28
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Viral encephalitis - basal ganglia, thalamus, brainstem

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Eastern Equine

29
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Most common cause of epidural abscesses

A

s. aureus

30
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brain parasite from central america

seizures

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Neurocysticercosis (NCC)

31
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Most common cause of epilepsy worldwide

A

Neurocysticercosis

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