TB Flashcards
Tb is what gram
Gram variable
Comprehensive tb elimination plan act of 2016
Ra 10767
Thoracolumbar spine
Pott’s disease
Kidney, liver, lungs
Milliary tb
Tb is what transmission
Airborne
Incubation period of tb
2 to 10 weeks
What are cardinal signs of tb
C (cough)
U (unexplain fever)
U (unexplain weight loss)
N (night sweats)
Tb laboratory
Smear microscopy
Gene xpert
Use to fight against tb first line drug
Rifampicin
Mycobacterium tuberculosis detected rifampicin resistance not detected
T
MTb detected, rifampicin resistance detected
RR
MTB detected rifampicin resistance indeterminate
TI
MTb not detected
N
Consider position when taking xray
Posterioranterior
People living w hiv should check cardinal signs every?
Annually (every year)
Collecting specimen
3rd time of inhale
Tuberculin skin test/ppd
Mantoux test
Mantoux test will be check after
After 3 days
Mantoux test is positive when
10mm
Pt is not sure w tb give treat w antibiotics called
Broad spectrum antibiotics
Side effect cause orange colored urine
Rifampicin
Decreases effectiveness of oral contraceptives
Rifampicin
Can be used as prophylaxis (preventive drug)
Rifampicin
Prophylaxis to mantoux test
Isoniazid