07.09 Meningitis

Nursing Points

General

1. Meningitis
   1. Bacterial Meningitis
      1. Cause –> Staph Aureus
      2. Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) assessment will show:
         1. Elevated protein
         2. Low glucose
         3. Purulent
            1. Leukocytes present
   2. Viral Meningitis
      1. Cause
         1. Enterovirus
         2. Herpes virus
      2. Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) assessment will show:
         1. Elevated protein
         2. Normal glucose
         3. Clear
   3. Symptoms
      1. Headache
      2. Nuchal rigidity
      3. Kernig’s sign= Pain in leg on leg extension
      4. Budinski’s sign= Leg elevates when chin lowered to neck