If bacterial meningitis is suspected several tests sound be done before beginning treatment. A blood sample should be taken and a complete blood count (CBC) should be performed and a lumbar puncture should also be performed as soon as possible. Laboratory findings The white blood cell count (WBC) should be 5‚000-10‚000 /mm3. Critical values associated WBC are 30‚000 /mm3. Variables that may increase white blood cell count include: Physical activity and stress‚ final months of pregnancy and/or labor
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Cause Bacterial meningitis can become serious even causing death in as little as a couple of hours. Those who are affected by this disease can recover for it. However‚ those who are unfortunate may have permanent disabilities including: hearing loss‚ brain damage‚ learning disabilities‚ etc. caused by the infection. There are a number of bacteria’s that result in meningitis such as: streptococcus pneumoniae‚ group B streptococcus‚ Neisseria meningitides‚ Haemophilus influenza‚ and listeria monocytogenes
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Bacterial Meningitis is a horribly life shacking disease. Bacterial Meningitis can be a very destructive disease it can leave people with horrible and lasting aftermath if survived but if not it could destroy the brain leaving it black and rotting. Bacterial Meningitis has many symptoms‚ ways of spreading‚ treatments and prevention for this horrible disease‚ and it’s very interesting history and how things about it changed. The History of Bacterial meningitis is full of breakthroughs and outbreaks
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The definition of meningitis is any inflammation of the meninges or membranes of the central nervous system. This inflammation can be caused by any number of pathogens such as fungi‚ viruses‚ and bacteria. Bacteria is most commonly associated with the disease even though causative viruses can be more prevalent‚ but never discovered because the mildness of the symptoms. The study of meningitis dates back to the 1960’s when the causative organisms were discovered and treatments were developed.
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Work Cited Baron-Cohen‚ Simon. “The Essential Difference: The Male and Female Brain.” Phi Kappa Phi Forum. 85.1. (Wint/Spr 2005): 23-26. First Search. Web. 30 Aug. 2010. Bigler‚ Rebecca S‚ and Lynn S. Liben. The Developmental Course of Gender Differentiation. Boston: Blackwell Publishing‚ 2002. Print. Brody‚ Leslie. Gender‚ Emotion‚ and the Family. Cambridge: Harvard University Press‚ 1999. Print. David‚ Barbara‚ and Michelle K. Ryan. “Gender Differences in Ways of Knowing: The Context Dependence
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Sea level Global warming is effecting the Bahamas by raising the sea levels of the ocean‚ which will cause there to be less land that actually makes up the Bahamas. This can actually make all of the Bahamas a smaller country because more land is being put under water to the rising sea level‚ Warmer ocean temperatures are also now understood to cause coral bleaching. Rising levels of carbon dioxide (greenhouse gas emissions) are also decreasing the pH level of the ocean‚ known as ocean acidification
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that has to have a lot of experience. Criminology is always thought as the study of criminals but it’s not just that there are a lot more details fields involved with it. Some examples could be criminology scientists who don’t work in the field as cops or detectives but they work in the lab trying to find out who did this crime‚ how this crime happened‚ finding fingerprints and other details to help the cops or
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Works Cited 1. A book by Robert Akins called Greeks and Romans. It was published by Random House in Philadelphia in 1987. Akins‚ Robert. Greeks and Romans. Philadelphia: Random House‚ 1987. Print. 2. A book by Henry Goldman and Elizabeth Howard called Ancient Civilizations. It was published in Philadelphia by Gold House in 1989. Goldman‚ Henry‚ and Elizabeth Howard. Ancient Civilizations. Philadelphia: Gold House‚ 1989. Print. 3. An article called “Writing Utensils” in the 5th edition (published
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Works cited: 1. The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment‚ 2006 "anesthesia." The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment. Bruce E.R. Thompson. Ed. Mary Jo Poole. Detroit: Greenhaven Press‚ 2006. 21. U.S. History In Context. Web. 18 May 2013. In 1846 surgeons began using anesthesia in the forms of ether and chloroform to render patients unconscious prior to surgery. Almost immediately some people began advocating the use of anesthesia in executions as well. An essay to that effect
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Works Cited Associated Press. "Veterans Administration Health Care Is Not Readily Available in Rural Areas." Do Veterans Receive Adequate Health Care? Ed. Susan C. Hunnicutt. Detroit: Greenhaven Press‚ 2012. At Issue. Rpt. from "For Veterans in Rural Areas‚ Health Care Can Be a Battle." www.ap.org. 2011. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 13 May 2013. Williams‚ Carol J. "The Veterans Administration Does Not Provide Proper Services for PTSD." Do Veterans Receive Adequate Health Care? Ed. Susan
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