Tuberculosis Flashcards
(30 cards)
Contagious bacterial infection that i volves the lungs
Pulmunary Tuberculosis
When the UL lobe is more affected by TB than the lower ones
Ghan focus
Other term for TB because of the weight loss
Consumption
Greek word for consumption
Phtisis
Hippocrates described phtisis as…
Disease of dry seasons
TB is short for
Tubercle Bacillus
_ means you have the germ but you are not showing any symptoms
Latent TB
Number one cause of death from an infectious disease
Tuberculosis
Occurs when tb is developed outside the lungs
Extrapulmunary
Spread of TB to the blood via bloodstream
Miliary TB
TB of the lungs may also occur via infection from the blood stream
Simon focus
You can get this by breathing air droplets etc of an infected person
Primary TV
Cause of TB
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Describe M.tuberculsis
Aerobic, non-motile, bacilus
Most common acid fast bacilus determination
Ziehl Neelsen and Kinyoun
Fpur other TB Causing bacteria
Bovis, Africanum, Canetti, Microti
Remove fluid in the lungs
Thoracentis
Two most common test used
Mantoux TST Blood test
Means you have a tb(Tst)
Hard swollen lump of 5 mm
Forst two months drugs
Isoniazid rifampicin pyrazinamide ethambutol
Last four months
Isoniazid rifampicin (etham)
Side effects of drugs
Change in vision
Orange brown tears urine
Rash
Liver inflammation
Vaccine in TB
Bacille Calmette-Guerin
First antibiotic to cure TB
Streptomycin
