Pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis
Section 1
Dr William Harris, Professor of Clinical Medicine of New York University, School of Medicine describes, in this series of slides, the natural history of pulmonary tuberculosis and the importance of early diagnosis and treatment in achieving cure.
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, with no evidence of neoplasm. GeneXpert performed on BAL revealed presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Thus, pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) diagnosis was established by pathological and microbiological examination. The patient was initiated on standard anti-TB treatment constituted of isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol.
[DOCX File]Respiratory Conditions (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
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Note: Active pulmonary tuberculosis will be considered permanently and totally disabling for non-service-connected pension purposes in the following circumstances: (a) Associated with active tuberculosis involving other than the respiratory system. ... change of diagnosis from “active” at the end of …
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Suspected Diagnosis Specimen Needed Pulmonary or laryngeal tuberculosis (TB) Sputum (phlegm from deep in the lungs) samples for smear and culture examination. If a diagnosis of pulmonary TB cannot be established from sputum smear, other procedures may be necessary, including nucleic acid amplification (NAA), bronchoscopy, and gastric aspiration ...
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1. There is a significant patients’ and health systems’ delay in the diagnosis of pulmonary TB in Amhara region. 2. Socio-demographic factors are the main predictors of delay. General Objectives. To investigate patients’, health providers’ and health systems’ delays in the diagnosis of pulmonary TB in Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia.
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14. An elderly female patient is diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis. Upset and tearful, she asks the nurse how long she must be separated from her family. Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for this patient? The right answer is: C. Knowledge deficit.
[DOC File]Finding and Diagnosing Tuberculosis Disease and Latent ...
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M. tuberculosis. complex. NAA testing should be performed on at least one respiratory specimen from each patient with signs and symptoms of active pulmonary TB disease for whom a diagnosis of TB is being considered but has not yet been established.
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: A Veteran is 30-percent disabled based upon residuals of far advanced, inactive, pulmonary tuberculosis. The rating for tuberculosis was in effect on August 19, 1968. The tuberculosis became active on September 10, 2002.
[DOC File]THE NATURAL HISTORY OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
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Pulmonary tuberculosis Sputum (preferably naturally produced or expectorated); this is the most suitable specimen for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. Efforts should be made to avail sputum before resorting to alternative samples.
[DOC File]Finding and Diagnosing Tuberculosis Disease and Latent ...
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If the person has signs or symptoms of TB, evaluate for TB disease as described in the “Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Disease” topic in the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Disease section. Refer to Table 1: When to Suspect Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Adults.
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