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Herpes Zoster: Prevention - ✔✔One in three people will develop zoster in their lifetime. Prevent!
Shingles vaccine recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to
reduce the risk of shingles and its associated pain in people 60 years old or older
Also give vaccine to persons who have previously developed shingles
Meningitis - ✔✔Purulent forms: Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae type B,
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Subacute or chronic: Fungus, mycobacteria, spirochete, HIV, and neoplasms
Aseptic meningitis: Virus, brain tumor, CVA
Meningitis: S/S - ✔✔Headache, photophobia
Nuchal rigidity
Fever >103°F, chills, tachycardia, tachypnea
Signs of meningeal irritation
Brudzinski's sign, Kernig's sign, opisthotonus
Altered level of consciousness
Meningitis: Management - ✔✔Eliminate infection: Antimicrobial therapy
Symptomatic care: Reduction of fever, bedrest, nutrition
Prevention and/or treatment of complications: Vaccine/chemoprophylaxis
Assess for IICP and RX
AD - ✔✔A fine line between the benign forgetfulness of age-associated memory impairment (AAMI)
and the onset of AD
Word-finding difficulty (anomia)
, Trouble doing routine chores
Progresses to experiencing difficulty with simple tasks
AD: Diagnostics - ✔✔MMSE
MoCA
FAQ: good to use as a baseline
Clock-drawing test
Lab tests to rule out other conditions that may impair brain function
Imaging tests: noncontrast CT, MRI
AD: Medications - ✔✔Cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs)
NMDA receptor antagonist
Antidepressants
Anxiolytics
Antipsychotics
CVA - ✔✔CVA/brain attack/stroke
Hemorrhagic CVA
Ischemic CVA
Transient ischemic attack (TIA): Temporary focal cerebral dysfunction
CVA: Modifiable Risk Factors - ✔✔Hypertension
Cardiac disease
Diabetes
Hypercholesterolemia
Smoking
Illicit drug use
Lifestyle factors: obesity, physical activity, diet, stress
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