#201: Meningitis Types and Treatment

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🗓️ 24 February 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Meningitis is a disease condition that typically affects pediatrics and young adults, so it is usually taught as part of a pediatrics course. However, it is important to note that it can occur at any age. In this episode we’ll be talking about the key types of meningitis and how they differ, namely viral and bacterial meningitis. See references for this lesson and get it in written format here. A big THANK YOU to our sponsor, HCA Healthcare. Not only did they help make this episode possible, but they provide great nurse residency programs to support those entering the profession. HCA Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. Learn more, explore openings and apply here: https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/residency Helpful links to accompany this episode: Follow me on instagram Study Sesh features PodQuizzes and other forms of dynamic audio learning to free you from your desk. It truly does change the way you study! To utilize the LATTE method with this and other conditions, download the template here. RATE, REVIEW AND FOLLOW! If this episode helped you, please take a moment to rate and review the show! This helps others find the podcast, which helps me help even more people :-) Click here, scroll to the bottom, then simply tap to rate with 5 stars and select, "write a review." I'd love to hear how the podcast has helped you! If you're not following yet, what are you waiting for? It takes just a quick moment and the episodes show up like magic every Thursday. And, when I release a bonus episode, those show up, too! You'll never miss a thing! In Apple Podcasts, just click on the three little dots in the upper right corner here. Know someone who would also love to study with me? Share the show or share specific episodes with your classmates...when we all work together, we all succeed! On Apple Podcasts, the SHARE link is in the same drop-down as the follow link. Spread the love! Thanks for studying with me! Nurse Mo __________ The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Straight a Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Well, hello you. Welcome back to the Straight A Nursing podcast. I'm Nurse Mo and I am so happy
0:17.7	that you are here with me today for episode 201 and we're diving into meningitis today.
0:27.3	Before we do that, if you've been listening to my podcast for a while, you know I like to take
0:31.9	a quick minute at the beginning to give a shout out to my San fam that is the San family,
0:38.3	the Straight A Nursing family. So this one goes out to Beatrice and Beatrice says, thank you.
0:46.8	Unbeknownst to you, listening to you during my journey was like having a good friend, a
0:52.4	mentor who I could count on any time, even when I was studying in the middle of the night. While
0:58.0	everyone else was sleeping, you were giving me company and expanding my knowledge. I'm not an
1:03.2	auditory learner, but I became one when I started listening to you. I'll always treasure your study
1:09.4	guides as well, encore. Beatrice, thank you so much for that lovely, lovely message. Oftentimes,
1:18.1	when I'm sitting here in my little studio recording these episodes, I'm talking into a microphone
1:25.4	and I constantly remind myself that I'm not just talking into a microphone. I'm talking to students
1:33.1	and nurses around the world and that reminder when you write into me just means everything to me.
1:40.8	So thank you so very much. Okay, are you ready to talk about meningitis?
1:48.6	So meningitis is a disease condition that you are typically covering during a pediatric course
1:56.3	because it does typically affect pediatrics and young adults. The highest disease rates are
2:03.4	going to be for children younger than 12 months of age and then there's another big group beyond
2:11.7	that which is teens and young adults age 16 to 23. And then if you wanted to take it even a step
2:18.8	further, it would be those living and crowded conditions or really tight quarters like a college
2:25.6	dormitory. So even though you're going to probably learn about meningitis in pediatrics,
2:30.6	it can occur at any age. Now the pathophysiology of meningitis can vary a little bit based on the
2:37.6	type. There's different types of meningitis and we'll talk about those in a bit. But the very
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