meningitis

Question 1

what is ceftriaxone? how does it work?

Answer 1

• cephalosporin antibiotic used for the treatment of bacterial infections
• inhibiting the mucopeptide synthesis in the bacterial cell wal

Question 2

what is meningitis? causes?

Answer 2

• inflammation of the fluid membranes around your brain and spinal cord
• causes : bacterial or viral infection

Question 3

dexamethasone - meningitis

Answer 3

gluccocortecoid - relieves inflammation

Question 4

complications of meningitis

Answer 4

• seizures
• focal neurological deficits
• hearing loss
• cognitive impairement

Question 5

petechiae pathophysiological causes

Answer 5

• thrombocytopenia
• platelet dysfunction
• coagulation disorders

Question 6

symptoms of meningitis

Answer 6

• high temp
• headache
• rash
• fatigue
• drowsiness

Question 7

for a patient who has meningitis, his fingertips began to darken in colour and he starts to bleed from sites of needle insertion. why is this?

Answer 7

• due to DIC - overactivation of the body’s clotting system, leading to the formation of blood clots in small blood vessels throughout the body; the initial infection of meningitis might’ve triggered this response
• body’s clotting factors get depleted due to the excessive clot formation throughout the small blood vessels, the ability to form stable clots at the sites of needle insertion decreases.