Meningitis : Treatments
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Antibiotics will be prescribed for bacterial meningitis; the type will vary depending on the infecting organism. Antibiotics are not effective in viral meningitis. Treatment of secondary symptoms including brain swelling, shock, and seizures will ...
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Viral meningitis cases usually resolve without complications, but typically, antibiotics are ineffective in treating it, so none are prescribed. The child will be told to get as much rest as he or she can.
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Other treatments for meningitis involve decreasing inflammation (with steroid preparations) and paying careful attention to the balance of fluids, glucose, sodium, potassium, oxygen, and carbon dioxide in the patient's system.
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Alternative treatments should be used only to support the recovery process following appropriate antibiotic treatments, or used concurrently with antibiotic treatments. Because meningitis is a potentially deadly condition, doctors should be...
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Other treatments involve decreasing inflammation (with steroid preparations) and paying careful attention to the balance of fluids, glucose, sodium, potassium, oxygen, and carbon dioxide in a person's system.
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Intravenous rehydration is the process by which sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle which is inserted into a vein. Purpose Intravenous rehydration is used to restore the fluid and electrolyte balance of the body due to illness, surgery, or accident.
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Sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar, are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle that is inserted into a vein. Purpose Fever , vomiting, and diarrhea can cause a person to become dehydrated fairly quickly.
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Intravenous (IV) rehydration is a treatment for fluid loss in which a sterile water solution containing small amounts of salt or sugar is injected into the patient ' s bloodstream. Purpose Rehydration is usually performed to treat the symptoms associated with dehydration, or excessive loss of body water.
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Airway management involves ensuring that the patient has a patent airway through which effective ventilation can take place. Purpose An obstructed airway means that the body is deprived of oxygen.
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Antibiotics are used for treatment or prevention of bacterial infection. They may be informally defined as the subgroup of anti-infectives that are derived from bacterial sources and are used to treat bacterial infections.
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Antibiotics may be informally defined as the sub-group of anti-infectives that are derived from bacterial sources and are used to treat bacterial infections. Other classes of drugs, most notably the sulfonamides , may be effective antibacterials.
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Antibiotics are drugs that are used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other organisms, including protozoa, parasites, and fungi. Purpose Many treatments for cancer destroy disease-fighting white blood cells, thereby reducing the body ' s ability to fight infection.
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Antibiotics may be informally defined as the sub-group of anti-infectives that are derived from bacterial sources and are used to treat bacterial infections. Other classes of drugs, most notably the sulfonamides, may be effective antibacterials.
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Antibiotics may be informally defined as the subgroup of anti-infectives derived from bacterial sources and used to treat bacterial infections. Purpose Antibiotics are used for treatment or prevention of bacterial infection.
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Antibiotics represent a class of drugs used in the treatment of infections and infectious diseases caused by bacteria. These bacteria possess unique features (e.
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Drugs used to combat bacteria that cause infection. Antibiotics are substances that combat bacteria, and, as a result, relieve the symptoms of infections caused by bacteria.
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Lumbar puncture (LP) is the technique of using a needle to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the spinal canal. CSF is the clear, watery liquid that protects the central nervous system from injury and cushions it from the surrounding bone structure.
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Lumbar PunctureA lumbar puncture is also called aspinal tap.A lumbar puncture may be used to look for problems in your brain, spinal cord, and related structures.What Is a Lumbar Puncture?A needle is used to remove and test cerebrospinal(spinal)fl...
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