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ILE VII - Meningitis
an inflammation (swelling) of the protective membranes covering the
brain and spinal cord
meningitis


there are ___ types of meningitis, but the focus of this ILE is ___
5, bacterial

___ meningitis can be deadly and requires immediate medical attention
bacterial


inflammation of the meninges can lead to brain ___, so it is imperative
that inflammation be reduced usually with steroids and along with
anti-microbial tx
infarction


3 most common organisms of acute meningitis in the US
strep pneumoniae, neisseria meningitidis, strep agalctiae (group B strep)


3 "other" organisms that cause acute meningitis other than strep
pneumoniae, neisseria meningitidis, and strep agalctiae (group B strep)
listeria, enteric bacilli, haemophilus influenzae


pregnancy has an increased risk of ___ causing meningitis
listeria


there is an increase risk of passing ___ meningitis to babies during
delivery
group B strep

, the very ___ and very ___ are at an increased risk of contracting
meningitis
young, old


the s&s of meningitis are somewhat non-specific and include what 8
things?
fever/vomiting, severe headache, stiff neck, dislike of bright lights,
seizures, rash ("petechiae"), very sleepy/vacant/difficult to wake,
confused/delirious


what are the three main techniques of diagnosing meningitis
blood cultures, imaging, spinal tap


a ___ is the only definitive way to diagnose meningitis
spinal tap


a spinal tap is done to analyze a pt's ___
CSF


if the bacteria is purple on the blood culture, it may indicate ___ or
another gram ___ organism
strep, positive


if the bacteria is pink on the blood culture, it may indicate ___ or another
gram ___ organism
neisseria, negative


in the body's response to infection by bacterial meningitis, a cytokine
storm causes vasodilation and vascular permeability which recruits ___
and destructs the ___

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