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PHT 1201 final exam Questions And Answers Latest 2024 Meningitis? A 13 yr old male has the following symptoms: fever, headache, pain, & STIFF NECK. What's the diagnosis? flex head will flex hip & knees A PT asks you to re-assess a 50 yr female. The PT asks you to perform a Brudzinki's test. H...

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Meningitis?

A 13 yr old male has the following symptoms: fever, headache, pain, & STIFF NECK.

What's the diagnosis?

flex head will flex hip & knees

A PT asks you to re-assess a 50 yr female. The PT asks you to perform a Brudzinki's

test. How is this test performed?, what would you find if the test would be positive.

Meningitis

Is when the brain and the spinal cord become inflamed, usually as a result of a bacterial

infection.

thrombosis

The (meningitis) inflammation extends into the first and second layers of the cortex and

spinal cord, and can produce ____________ of the cortical veins

hydrocephalous

The block of CSF can result in _________ or a subarachnoid cyst. MENINGITIS

vaccines

What type of treatment have reduced the incidence of meningitis?

herpes simplex virus 2

20% of individuals with meningitis the ______ ______ __ is detected

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Tuberculous meningitis is an infection by _________ ________ which enters the body

by inhalation

, meningitis

Early signs include FEVER, and HEADACHE associated with a STIFF NECK and

painful neck. There is often PAIN in the LUMBAR area and posterior aspect of the thigh

Kernig's sign

A ________ _____ or pain with combined HIP FLEXION and KNEE EXTENSION is

positive

Brudzinski's sign

Known as a positive ______ _______ : the inflammation progresses, flexion of the neck

will produce flexion of the hips and knees.

meningitis

If the infection remains undetected or untreated the brainstem centers may be affected,

and the individual may then experience SEIZURES and COMA, VOMITING and

PAPILLIDEMA. What's the disease?

kernig's sign

What sign is detected when hip flexion and knee extension is positive producing pain?

brudzinski's sign

What sign will produce the hips and knees to flex when the neck is flexed?

lumbar puncture, radiographs, CT scan, MRI

What types of tests will diagnose Meningitis?

Radiographs

_________________ are also taken to rule out fracture, sinusitis, and mastoiditis.

MENINGITIS diagnosis test.

lumbar puncture

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