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22 Cards in this Set
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Compared to bacterial meningitis, viral has ___.
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lower mortality
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CSF flows in the ___ space.
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subarachnoid
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meningitis sympoms (7)
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fever
headache vomiting stiff neck drowsiness/unresponsiveness rash light sensitivity |
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Whereas H. influenzae causes ___ giving the brain a ___ color, Strep causes ___ giving the brain a ___ color.
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hemolysis
red pus greenish |
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___ used to be a major cause of neonatal meningitis, but thanks to ___ it's not.
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H. influenzae
Hib vaccine |
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The main cause of neonatal meningitis from birth through 12 weeks is ___. From 3 months through age 18 the main cause is ___.
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S. agalactiae
N. meningitidis |
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The second most common cause of neonatal meningitis from birth through 12 weeks is ___.
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E. coli
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The second most common cause of meningitis from 3 months to 18 years, and the main cause after 18, is ___.
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S. pneumoniae
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bacterial causes of meningitis, 0-4 weeks (6)
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S. agalactiae
E. coli Listeria Klebsiella Enterococci Salmonella |
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bacterial causes of meningitis, 4-12 weeks (5)
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S. agalactiae
E. coli Listeria S. pneumoniae N. meningitides |
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Listerial meningitis is assocaited with ___.
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immunocompromise
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Neisserial infection is associated with ___ (2)
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deficiency in terminal steps of complement pathway
alternative complement pathway |
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Overall, ___ is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis, with mortality of ___.
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S. pneumoniae
19-26% |
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T/F: Aerobic gram negative bacteria can cause meningitis.
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true
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Staph. aureus causes meningitis in ___ and ___ patients.
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neurosurgical
trauma |
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T/F: Syphillitics commonly develop meningitis
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false: up to 2.4%
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T/F: Lyme disease patients commonly develop meningitis
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true: 10-15%
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lumbar puncturing is usually done between the spinous processes of ___ and ___.
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L3
L4 |
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The normal color of CSF is ___.
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clear
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The typical CSF findings for bacterial meningitis are ___ (6)
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yellowish color
high WBC count elevated neutrophils % low Glc high protein high lactate |
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T/F: the therapy for meningitis is the same for all age groups.
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false: the bacterial cause changes -> different drug
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children with ___ receive adjunct therapy with ___
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H. influenzae
dexamethazone |
