Unit 14 - Meningitis

Question 1

Inflammation of the membranes and the fluid space surrounding the brain and spinal cord

Answer 1

meningitis

Question 2

2 types of meningitis

Answer 2

septic

aseptic

Question 3

caused by bacteria (Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis)

Answer 3

septic

Question 4

caused by viral infection secondary to cancer or a weak immune system

Answer 4

aseptic

Question 5

4 clinical manifestations for meningitis

Answer 5

• fever 77%
• nuchal rigidity (stiff neck) 70%
• changes in LOC/behavioral changes 67%
• headache

Question 6

one way to prevent meningitis

Answer 6

meningococcal vaccine

Question 7

When the patient is lying with the thigh flexed on the abdomen, the leg cannot be completely extended

Answer 7

positive Kernig sign

Question 8

_____ is common with meningitis and is extreme sensitivity to light.

Answer 8

Photophobia

Question 9

any attempt at flexion of the head is difficult because of spasms in the muscles of the neck

Answer 9

Nuchal rigidity

Question 10

when the patient’s neck is flexed, flexion of the knees and hips is produced; when the lower extremity of one side is passively flexed, a similar movement is seen in the opposite extremity

Answer 10

Brudzinski sign