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. 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