TB + UTI Flashcards
How is TB transmitted
Infective droplet nuclei
“Small size will remain suspended in air”
What are the risk factors for progression of latent TB to TB disease
- children <4y
- adolescence
- HIV
- immunocompromised
What do you expect to find in patients who are asymptomatic for TB infection
- positive Tuberculin skin test
- no clinical or radiographic mainfestations
How does primary pulmonary TB usually present?
Chronic cough & Hemoptysis
+ constitutional symptoms
What are the extra-pulmonary TB
- TB meningitis
- pleural effusion
- pericardial effusion
- ascites
- jaundice
- Tb adenitis (cervical)
- sterile pyuria & hematuria
- non-tender joint effusion
- back pain
- warty lesions - lupuus vulagris - erythema nodosum
- iritis\optic neuritis -
What is pott’s disease
Tb spine
What is miliary TB?
Lympho-hematogenous dissemination leading to embolization in organs
What are the organs commonly affected by miliary TB?
- liver
- spleen
- BM
- lungs
- meninges
What is the screening tests for TB?
Tuberculin skin test + IGRA (interferon gamma release assays)
What are the confirmatory tests for TB?
- Lab: acid fast smear - culture - Xpert MTB\RIF
- imaging: chest radiograph\CT
A positive TST may indicate
Latent or active TB
Does negative TST rule out TB infection
No
What is the difference between interferon gamma release assays test and TST?
It’s more specific
In childrern who are not able to provide a sputum sample for TB, how to optain sample for culture and stain?
Gastric aspirate
How long does culture takes to be positive for TB?
14 days in liquid media and 32 in solid media
What is the name of stain used to diagnose TB?
ZN or flourescent
What is the role of CT chest in TB diagnosis
Done when radiographs are equivocal, they show better visualization of cavitation, bronchiactsis, endobrachial involvement
How to treat patients with TB?
Isoniazed, ethambutol, rifampicin, pyrazinmide, and streptomycin
How to provide treatment regimen for TB patients? “Durations”
- in 1st 2 months: isoniazed, rifampicin, ethambutol, pyrazinimide
- 6-9 or 7-10: INH, rifampicin
What is the major complication of isoniazid?
Peripheral neuropathy
What is the major complication of Rifampicin?
Orange color secertion
What is the major complication of pyrazinmide?
Arthralgia
What is the major complication of ethambutol?
Visual disturbance