Meningitis Questions & Answers Verified Review Exam

Meningitis Questions & Answers Verified Review Exam How should you treat meninigitis if you dont know whether it is bacterial or viral - Answer-empiracal antibiotics What investigations should you order for menigitis - Answer-blood cultures glucose Us+Es lumbar puncture serum pneumococcal and menigococcal pcr urea creatinine Venous blood gas LFTs co-ag screen What should you do practically in terms of where the patient with suspected meningtis is - Answerisolate them and use PPE What supportive care can you do with patients with menigitis - Answer-support airway give 02 analgesia/ antipyretics fluid management give and antiemetic if they are vomitting can also give steroids IV dexamethasone if you suspect menigitis but they are displaying reduced conciousness or altered cerebral function, what should you consider - Answer-encaphalitis Who should u contact if you think someone might have meningitis - Answer-microbiologist or infectious diseases consultant CONTINUES...