Re: meningitis:quick correction

[Guest guest]

Sorry, the knee bending test is unreliable and a

doctor assess it, but the pain is dependent on bending

the knee and if it is flexed there is pain.

--- Hankinson <jlhank80@...> wrote:

>

> Some good signs of meningitis are a stiff

> neck...especially if you bend the knee while they

> are

> on their back and if they get a sharp pain in their

> neck.

>

> Also, bacterial meningitis will have a purple dotted

> rash as a sign.

>

> Meningitis is very serious and is usually detected

> by

> a spinal tap.

>

> -

>

> --- " C. - Wonderwegian " <carriecox@...>

> wrote:

>

> > I think most viral infections have over-lapping

> > symptoms. Blood work is needed to label the

> > specific offending virus. I'm not sure about

> > meningitus but from what I know Dr. Goldberg seems

> > to treat active infections, unless they are a

> direct

> > result of a bigger problem/infection, then he

> takes

> > care of the main/biggest issue first.

> >

> > - in Mobile, AL

> >

> >

> > ______________________________________

> >

> > " You must write for children in the same way as

> you

> > do for adults, only better. " -Maxim Gorky

> (Aleksey

> > Maksimovich Peshkov)

> >

> > Reality lies beyond the horizon... Wonderwegian

> >

> > meningitis

> >

> >

> > Hi,

> > Does anyone know if Dr.G. checks for meningitis

> > and does treatment for

> > it? My husband & I have been reading about it

> > lately and from reading

> > the symptoms, we feel our son(Joab) really has

> > most of the symptoms!

> > Especially with the constant

> pain..headache,fever

> > and unknown ear

> > pain. We're just wondering if that's the kind of

> > viral infection he

> > has???

> > Thank you.

> > God Bless!

> >

> >

> >

> >

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