BUMEDINST 6224.8B

Question 1

BUMEDINST 6224.8B

Answer 1

TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM

Question 2

Which instruction provides policy and guidance for controlling tuberculosis (TB) among Department of the
Navy (DON) military personnel and Military Sealift Command (MSC) civilian mariners (CIVMAR)?

Answer 2

BUMEDINST 6224.8B

Question 3

What is the form number of the Initial Tuberculosis Exposure Risk Assessment?

Answer 3

NAVMED 6224/7

Question 4

Which form is the Interim Tuberculosis Exposure Risk Assessment?

Answer 4

NAVMED 6224/8

Question 5

What is the form number of the Monthly Evaluation for Patients Receiving Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis
Infection?

Answer 5

NAVMED 6224/9

Question 6

Records created as a result of BUMEDINST 6224.8B regardless of media and format shall be managed per
which instruction?

Answer 6

SECNAV-M 5210.1

Question 7

What is the form number of the Adult Immunizations Record?

Answer 7

NAVMED 6230/4

Question 8

What is the form number of the Child Immunizations Record?

Answer 8

NAVMED 6230/5

Question 9

Which complex bacteria causes TB?

Answer 9

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

Question 10

What must all personnel be screened for during their operational suitability screening?

Answer 10

LTBI

Question 11

Documented screening or testing for LTBI within what time frame of reporting aboard a commissioned vessel
is acceptable?

Answer 11

6 months

Question 12

Which form should be used to screen all Active duty and Reserve personnel during the PHA to determine their
TB exposure history and risk of acquiring TB?

Answer 12

NAVMED 6224/8

Question 13

How often will CIVMARs be screened at a minimum?

Answer 13

Annually

Question 14

TB screening must be performed on all personnel prior to or within how many months of arrival on a
commissioned vessel?

Answer 14

6

Question 15

What is the approved tuberculin routine skin test?

Answer 15

Mantoux

Question 16

Within how many hours after PPD administration must the TST reaction be read?

Answer 16

48-72

Question 17

TST test results can be entered into AHLTA, MRRS, or which other authorized electronic medical information
system?

Answer 17

SAMS

Question 18

What is the normal rate of newly-identified LTBI converters to personnel tested per year in most Navy and
Marine Corps settings based on historical TST results associated with routine (non-targeted) screening?

Answer 18

1-2%

Question 19

A TST may be placed on the same day parenteral live-attenuated virus vaccines are given or at least how
many weeks later?

Answer 19

4

Question 20

All individuals with a TST induration that is greater than or equal to how many mm must be evaluated to
determine if their test is positive base on risk factors?

Answer 20

5

Question 21

An increase in reaction size of how many mm or more, within a three-year period is also considered a skin test
conversion or positive test indicative of a recent infection with TB?

Answer 21

10

Question 22

How often must follow ups be conducted for individuals receiving therapy for LTBI until treatment is
completed?

Answer 22

Monthly

Question 23

What is the recommended mechanism to assure LTBI treatment compliance whenever feasible?

Answer 23

DOT

Question 24

Which form should be used to document patient education and counseling?

Answer 24

SF 600

Question 25

Persons on treatment for LTBI often miss doses. The 9-month daily Isoniazid (INH) regimen should not be restarted if at least how many doses of INH can be administered within a 12-month period?

Answer 25

270

Question 26

Which form must be used to document the need for continued LTBI treatment for all naval service beneficiaries who transfer from the treating health care facility or leave the military service before completing a course of treatment for LTBI?

Answer 26

NAVMED 6224/9

Question 27

What is the minimum particulate respirator size that medical department personnel must wear when working in rooms or spaces containing a person with known or suspected active TB?

Answer 27

N95

Question 28

Which reference contains the guidance that should be employed when conducting TB contact investigations with suspected transmission within aircraft cabins?

Answer 28

WHO/HTM/TB/2008.399

Question 29

Within what time frame must a Medical Event Report be submitted for all new cases of active TB or suspected new cases of active TB by the ship or station?

Answer 29

24 hours