Aplicación del proceso de atención de enfermería en paciente de 32 años de edad de sexo masculino con diagnóstico de meningitis bacteriana hospitalizado en el área de medicina interna del Hospital General IESS Babahoyo.

The following clinical case is the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis in a 32-year-old male patient who enters the emergency area through a clinical picture of unquantified thermal rise, which is accompanied by vomiting on 4 occasions of great intensity, subsequently They become Arcades. Relatives report that at home I present “Seizures” describe it as a period of shaking that lasted approximately 30 seconds. During the nursing assessment, she is sleepy, responds vaguely to stimuli, with good respiratory mechanics, feverish 38.4 ºC, with episodes of arcade that do not end in vomiting and stiff neck. The purpose of this clinical case is to publicize the application of nursing care by conducting a thorough evaluation to contribute to health improvement, provide information to the patient and family observing the results according to the treatment applied.Bacterial meningitis is caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae or pneumococcus, Neisseria meningitidis or meningococcus and Streptococcus agalactiae, it is of serious urgency, it can occur at all ages, causing inflammation of the meninges including sudden onset of fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, seizures and stiff neck affecting the nervous system many times leaving sequelae in the neurological system if not treated

• Main Author: Bajaña Bermeo, Rosalía Estefanía (author)
• Format: bachelorThesis
• Language: spa
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Meningitis; Rigidez de cuello; TAC - Tomografía Axial Computarizada; Punción Lumbar
• Online Access: http://dspace.utb.edu.ec/handle/49000/6674