NUR 211 Meningitis

NUR 211 Meningitis
1. What is meningitis?
Answer
inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord
2. What isthe meninges?
Answer
These are three connective tissue membranes covering and protecting the CNS structures.The
dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater
3. What is the problem with inflammation of brain tissue?
Answer
An increase in intercranial pressure (ICP) as well as pain to the spinal cord.
4. What is usually the predecessor of meningitis?
Answer
An infection ofthe respiratory system, skin, GI, or even a UTI.
5. What are the two types of meningitis?
Answer
Bacterial and viral
6. Which of the two types of meningitis is the least serious?
Answer
Viral
7. What is the recovery time for viral meningitis?
Answer
1-2 weeks
8. What kind of antibiotics are used to treat viral meningitis?
Answer
Viral meningitis cannot be treated by antibiotics; that being said it is self limiting