Meningitis: A Case Study
According to VanMeter and Hubert (2014), meningitis is a bacterial infection caused in the meninges of the central nervous system. The pathophysiology of this infection, as the authors decribes, begins with microorganisms makes their way to the brain through blood, extension of tissues that are in proximity, or access directly from wounds. Microbes would then bind to nasopharyneal cells in order to cross the mucosal barrier, then entering into cerebrospinal fluid from being attached to the choroid plexus. Next, the membranes are now in the central nervous system and cerebrospinal flowing within the subarachnoid space, the infection extends quickly to the brain. The infection will send out an inflammatory response which leads to increased intracranial
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Those diagnostic tests that are used to evaluated meningitis includes taking blood samples for cultures (to see if the sample dish would grow micoorganisms), imaging (will help to show if the head is experience swelling or inflammation), or spinal tap (to collect cerebrospinal fluid to see if the person has meningitis.
The treatment options that are available for individuals with meningitis, expressed by VanMeter and Hubert (2014) includes going through aggressive antimicrobial therapy (to control the intracranial pressure and seizures), glucocortisteroids (to reduce cerebral inflammation or swelling), vaccines available for some, particular types of meningoccal as a preventive measure for people in the susceptible population from getting …show more content…
J., & Zunt, J. R. (2014). Evaluation and Treatment of Chronic Meningitis. The Neurohospitalist, 4(4), 185–195. http://doi.org/10.1177/1941874414528940
Matata, C., Michael, B., Garner, V., & Solomon, T. (2012). Lumbar puncture: Diagnosing acute central nervous system infections. Nursing Standard (through 2013), 27(8), 49-56; quiz 58. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.proxy.chamberlain.edu/docview/1130216139?accountid=147674
VanMeter, K., & Hubert, R. (2014). Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health Professions (5th ed.). St. Louis , MO: Elsevier
Those diagnostic tests that are used to evaluated meningitis includes taking blood samples for cultures (to see if the sample dish would grow micoorganisms), imaging (will help to show if the head is experience swelling or inflammation), or spinal tap (to collect cerebrospinal fluid to see if the person has meningitis.
The treatment options that are available for individuals with meningitis, expressed by VanMeter and Hubert (2014) includes going through aggressive antimicrobial therapy (to control the intracranial pressure and seizures), glucocortisteroids (to reduce cerebral inflammation or swelling), vaccines available for some, particular types of meningoccal as a preventive measure for people in the susceptible population from getting …show more content…
J., & Zunt, J. R. (2014). Evaluation and Treatment of Chronic Meningitis. The Neurohospitalist, 4(4), 185–195. http://doi.org/10.1177/1941874414528940
Matata, C., Michael, B., Garner, V., & Solomon, T. (2012). Lumbar puncture: Diagnosing acute central nervous system infections. Nursing Standard (through 2013), 27(8), 49-56; quiz 58. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.proxy.chamberlain.edu/docview/1130216139?accountid=147674
VanMeter, K., & Hubert, R. (2014). Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health Professions (5th ed.). St. Louis , MO: Elsevier