Meningitis

• Positive Kernig Sign


  Lift knee up to 90 degree angle, pain occurs
• Positive Brudinski sign


  When neck is raised, hips and knees flex
• what indicated bacterial meningitis

  Turbid csf
• Meningitis TM


   antimicrobials (if bacterial) antibiotics such as Vancomycin, corticosteroids, DROPLET ISOLATION, quiet dark environment lessens the stimulation of a patient who has photophobia
• What kind of isolation for meningitis

  Droplet
• Droplet precaution requires


  Gown, mask, gloves
• Complications meningitis 


  Seizures - seizure precautions

  ICP
• Meningitis 


  inflammation of the meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord
• Meninges 


  Meninges are three layers of connective tissue that cover the CNS