TB, HIV, and Hepatitis Flashcards
Is latent TB infectious?
No
How often does latent TB develop into active TB?
10%
What is military TB?
Carried to all parts of the body
Who is at risk for TB?
Immunocompromised: DM, HIV, cancer, DM, renal failure, steroid therapy, debilitative state
Close contact: boarding schools, homeless shelters
Where is TB seen on CXR?
Upper lobes
Signs and symptoms of TB?
Cough, fever, weight loss, lethargy, anorexia, night sweats, cough, chest pain, hemoptysis
What is the only diagnostic test for TB?
sputum test
When should you test for resistance for TB, and what is defined as resistance?
Always, Drug resistant is resistant to one drug, while multi drug resistant is resistant to more than one drug
How do you check the TST?
Based solely on induration, not erythema
DD for TB?
Penumonia, pneumoitis, neoplasm, fungal infection, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis
What do you monitor for Isoniazid?
liver function and peripheral neuropathy. Can cause dark urine
What will occur with rifampin?
Dark urine
Side effects of pyrazinamide?
GI, myalgia, and arthralgia
What do you do for Ethambutol?
baseline eye exam, visual acuity and color vision, CBC and CNS
What’s the preferred therapy for TB?
Direct observation therapy for drug resistant, intermittent therapy, and risk for non adherence
Functions of the liver?
Bile, eliminiates biliruben, metabolizes hormones and drugs, syntehsizes proteins, glucose storage, stores minerals and vitamins, converts ammonia to urea, converts fatty acids to ketones, filters the blood for metabolites and bacteria
Different causes of acute hepatitis?
Autoimmune, drugs, toxins, infections (bacteria, virsuses)
How are the different forms of viral hepatitis separated?
Only by serology
Three stages of hepatitis?
Prodromal, icteric, convalescent
Hep A transmission?
Fecal oral route