Bacterial Meningitis

Recommendations

Info

Symptoms • Sudden high fever : The infection causes a high fever of about 130F or more which does not get lower with a tepid bath or fever reducing medicine • Severe, persistent headache • Neck stiffness and pain that makes it difficult to touch your chin to your chest is due to the swelling around the Meninges • Nausea and vomiting, sometimes along with diarrhea • Confusion and disorientation (acting "goofy") can progress to stupor, coma, and death • Drowsiness or sluggishness • Eye pain or sensitivity to bright light • Muscle or joint pain or weakness
Symptoms • Abnormal skin color • Reddish or brownish skin rash or purple spots that do not turn white when u press on them are a sign of sepsis. These may develop because of inflammation and bleeding in small blood vessels throughout the body, including those under the skin. • Ice-cold hands and feet • Numbness and tingling: Sepsis (also called blood poisoning) can reduce the amount of blood that gets to the persons hand and feet, causing coldness and numbness. • Seizures: Swelling of brain tissue, increases pressure inside the skull, and hampers blood flow, causing stroke symptoms, paralysis and seizures.
Page 1 and 2: Dr. Sudheer Kher
Page 3 and 4: Clinical Features • Temperature w
Page 5 and 6: Laboratory Findings • CSF fluid w
Page 7 and 8: Types of meningitis • Aseptic men
Page 9 and 10: Epidemiology • SOURCE & RESERVOIR
Page 11 and 12: Etiology • Bacterial meningitis i
Page 13 and 14: Pathogenesis • Bacteria extend th
Page 15 and 16: General Gross Description • The b
Page 20 and 21: Glass Test • Press the side of th
Page 23 and 24: Diagnosis WHEN TO CALL THE DOCTOR:
Page 25 and 26: Diagnosis (cont.) BRUDZINSKI SIGN:
Page 27 and 28: Diagnosis - CT Scan
Page 29 and 30: CONDITION GLUCOSE PROTEIN CELLS Bac
Page 31 and 32: Diagnosis (cont.) • METHODS FOR D
Page 33 and 34: Diagnosis (cont.) • METHODS FOR D
Page 35 and 36: Complications • Waterhouse-Frider
Page 37 and 38: Treatment (cont.) • Some patients
Page 39 and 40: Haemophilus influenzae Third-genera
Page 41 and 42: Prevention • Cases of bacterial m
Page 43 and 44: Prevention (cont.) IMMUNIZATION:
Page 45 and 46: Prevention (cont.) CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS
Page 47 and 48: Tuberculous meningitis (cont.) EPID
Page 49 and 50: Tuberculous meningitis (cont.) SYMT
Page 51 and 52: Tuberculous meningitis (cont.) TREA
Page 53 and 54: Prognosis of TB meningitis • Fata
Page 55 and 56: Bibliography • http://www.cdc.gov

Bacterial Meningitis

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?