Unit 2: Meningitis and Encephalitis Flashcards
L1: Which cause of viral meningitis does not have a targeted therapy?
WNV
L2: In bacterial meningitis CSF, WBCs are ______, glucose is _______, and there is a predominance of _______ in the CSF
increased; decreased; PMNs
L2: In bacterial meningitis, ______ may be useful in treatment of _______ cases when administered prior to or with the start of antibiotics
steroids; strep pneumoniae
L2: In viral meningitis CSF, WBCs are ______, glucose is _______, and there is a predominance of _______ in the CSF
increased; normal; lymphocytes
L2: Most common cause of bacterial meningitis in adults older than 35
Strep Pneumoniae
L2: Most common cause of bacterial meningitis in neonates
Group B strep
L2: Most common cause of bacterial meningitis in patients 2-23 months
Strep Pneumoniae
L2: Most common cause of bacterial meningitis in patietnts 2-35 years
Neisseria Meningitidis
L2: Most common viruses in viral encephalitis (2)
Arboviruses, HSV-1
L2: What cause of bacterial meningitis is more common in elderly patients than other adults?
Listeria
L2: What sign? Passive flexion of the neck causes flexion of the hips and knees
Brudzinski’s
L2: What sign? Supine patient: flex thigh to abdomen, passive extension of leg, patient resists extension due to pain
Kernig’s
L3: Classic Triad in Meningitis
Neck stiffness, headache, fever
L3: Diagnostic tests for viral meningitis
PCR, CSF IgM for WNV
L3: Most common viruses in viral meningitis (3)
Enteroviruses, HSV-2, Arboviruses (WNV)
