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Meningitis - Coggle Diagram
Meningitis
Diagnostic procedures
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•Contrast dye injected can highlight brain, skull and sinus inflammations-all complications and signs of meningitis
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Types
Bacterial- most serious form of meningitis even with treatment, can be fatal some of the time
•Viral - is much better than that for bacterial meningitis, with most people recovering completely with simple treatment based on the symptoms
•Fungal is a serious form of meningitis that is normally limited to people with impaired immune systems
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Pathophysiology
the bacteria enters the bloodstream
inflitrates the mucosal surface or cavity of the brain
breaks down the normal Barriers
crosses the blood brain barrier
Proliferates in the csf
leads to inflammation of the meninges
increased in icp
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Primary ,secondary and tertiary prevention