07.09 Meningitis for CCRN Review
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Study Tools For 07.09 Meningitis for CCRN Review
Outline
Nursing Points
General
- Meningitis
- Bacterial Meningitis
- Cause –> Staph Aureus
- Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) assessment will show:
- Elevated protein
- Low glucose
- Purulent
- Leukocytes present
- Viral Meningitis
- Cause
- Enterovirus
- Herpes virus
- Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) assessment will show:
- Elevated protein
- Normal glucose
- Clear
- Cause
- Symptoms
- Headache
- Nuchal rigidity
- Kernig’s sign= Pain in leg on leg extension
- Budinski’s sign= Leg elevates when chin lowered to neck
- Bacterial Meningitis
CCRN Review
Concepts Covered:
- Cardiovascular
- Emergency Care of the Cardiac Patient
- Cardiac Disorders
- Circulatory System
- Shock
- Shock
- Disorders of the Posterior Pituitary Gland
- Endocrine
- Disorders of Pancreas
- Hematology
- Gastrointestinal
- Upper GI Disorders
- Liver & Gallbladder Disorders
- Newborn Complications
- Multisystem
- Neurological
- Nervous System
- Central Nervous System Disorders – Brain
- Renal
- Respiratory
- Urinary System
- Respiratory System
- Noninfectious Respiratory Disorder
- Immunological Disorders
- Emergency Care of the Neurological Patient
- Microbiology
- Emergency Care of the Trauma Patient
- Medication Administration
- Respiratory Emergencies