NR507 EDPATS CERTIFICATION EVALUATION COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS

NR507 EDPATS CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS

●● What is a normal amount of WBCs in CSF?
Answer: 0-8 per ul


●● What is a normal amount of protein in CSF?
Answer: 14-45 mg/dl


●● What is a normal amount of glucose in CSF?
Answer: 45-75 mg/dl


●● What is the normal appearance of CSF?
Answer: clear & colorless


●● What is the pathophysiology of meningitis?
Answer: inflammation of the meningial tissues of the brain & spinal
cord; can be bacterial, viral, or fungal


●● What is the normal point of entry for meningitis?
Answer: upper respiratory tract

,●● What type of meningitis is considered a medical emergency?
Answer: bacterial meningitis- 100 % fatality if untreated


●● What types of bacteria typically cause bacterial meningitis?
Answer: Streptococcus pneumoniae,
Neisseria meningitides, & Haemophilus influenzae


●● What types of viruses typically cause viral meningitis?
Answer: polio viruses, West Nile, Herpes simplex, & HIV


●● What types of fungus typically cause fungal meningitis?
Answer: candida albicans & Histoplasma capsulatum


●● What are the signs & symptoms of bacterial meningitis?
Answer: - increased inflammatory response
- increase CSF
- cerebral edema


●● What are the clinical manifestations of meningitis?
Answer: - meningal irritation ( causing nuchal rigidity)
- photophobia

, - fever
- headache
- nausea
- vomiting
- loss of conciousness
- increased ICP
- seizures
- rash/petechiae (in meningococcus)


●● What is the most common complication of meningitis?
Answer: increased ICP


●● What is the most common residual complication of meningitis?
Answer: CN dysfunction (causing blindness, altered ocular movement,
facial paralysis, hearing loss)


●● What are the signs of Waterhouse-Fridreichson syndrome?
Answer: petechiae, circulatory shock, & DIC


●● What diagnostic test is done first to test for meningitis?
Answer: blood cultures