Term
Inflammation of the layers of tissue which surround the brain is known as
a. encephalitis
b. myelitis
c. abcess
d. meningitis
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Definition
meningitis-
inflammation of meninges (layers of tissue which surround the brain) |
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A localized collection of pus leukocytes, serum and bacteria is called
a. Myelitis
b. abcess
c. encephalitis
d. meningitis |
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Definition
| Abcess- localized collection of pus(leukocytes, serum, and bacteria) |
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Which of the following is INCORRECT?
a. meningitis is inflammation of the meninges
b. myelitis is inflammation of the spinal cord
c. encephalitis is inflammation of tissue which surrounds the brain
d. abcess is a localizeds collection of pus
e. meningitis is inflammation of the tissue which surround the brain
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Definition
| c. encephalitis is inflammation of the brain |
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of septic meningitis?
a. white blood cell count<1000
b. protein level not usually elevated
c. mycobacterial etiologies
d. A and C
e. all the above |
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Definition
e. all the above
Septic meningitis
WBC count >1000, protein level usually elevated, glucose level usually very low, bacterial etiology, usually fatal if not treated. |
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| Meningitis follows a breakdown in ________ allowing microorganisms to enter the cerebrospinal from bloodstream. |
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Which of the following is correct in regards to Aseptic meningitis?
a.White blood cell count is 5e2-5e3
b. protein level usually normal not slightly elevated
c. glucose level is not normal
d. viral, mycobacterial and fungi etiologies
e. all the above |
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Definition
| d. viral, mycobacterial and fungi etiologies |
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Term
Severe back pain
acute backache and fever,stiff neck, dizziness, and vomiting suggests?
a. mycobacterial infection
b. fungal infection
c.white blood cell count >1000
d. normal glucose level |
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Definition
| c.white blood cell count >1000 a characteristic of septic meningitis. |
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Term
Epidemic outbreaks of influenza are due to the most common type
a. type A
b. type B
c. type C
d. types A and B
e. type A, B and C are very common |
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Definition
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Term
highest incidence of meningitis can be found in this group
a. infants
b. young adults
c. elderly
d. A and C
e. young children
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Definition
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Which of the following are not virulence factors?
a. pili attache dto epithelia
b. LPS
c.hemolysin
d. antiphagocytic capsule
e. All the above are virulence factors |
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Definition
| e. All the above are virulence factors |
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Term
| A most common agent of bacterial meningitis in the past |
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Definition
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Term
| often fatal septicemis; hemorrhagic rash |
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Definition
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Term
| aerobic gram negative diplococci that are not as fastidious as gonorrhea are |
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Definition
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Which of the following is associated with prevention and treatment of meningitis
a. penicillin
b.tetracyclin
c.rifampin
d. A and C
e. none of the above
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Definition
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Recurrent infections in those with terminal complement deficiencies are in which group?
a. the New York population
b. children
c. Lumbee Indians in NC
d. B and C
e. all of the above
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Definition
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| A variety of serotypes based on polysaccharide; similar to host cells glycoproteins______. |
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