Tuberculosis Flashcards
What are clinical manifestations of tuberculosis
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DDx
URTI, Pneumonia, COVID-19 Asthma, COPD Heart failure GERD Lung cancer Captopril
DDX FOR PEDIA
Infection - URTI, Pneumonia, COVID-19, pertussis Inflammatory - Asthma Neoplastic - Mediastinal mass Digestive - GERD Iatrogenic - ACE inhibitors Irritant - Smoke Cardiac - Heart failure Congenital / Hereditary -Cystic fibrosis, Structural abnormality FBA
Primary history
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ROS
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Tertiary history
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PE
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Algorithm for tb mgt in pedia
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How to diagnose tuberculosis (pedia)
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What to request?
TST if pedia *what age? CXR - Pneumonia? TB? Heart failure? Sputum AFB Nasopharyngeal swab - COVID 19 Gene xpert Culture with DST if with treatment failure already
CBC - check WBC bac vs viral
creatinine - imp’t in drug dosage
Spirometry, if highly suspcious of asthma/COPD
CT, if suspicious of malignancy
How many are latent infected?
1.7 billion, 1/4 of human population
What is positive TST
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Drug dosages for TB
ADULTS Isoniazid 5mkd max 300mg Rifampicin 10mkd max 600mg Pyrazinamide 25mkd, max 2g Ethambutol 15 mkd
PEDIATRICS Isoniazid 10 (7-15) mkd, max 300mg Rifampicin 15 (10-20) mkd, max 600mg Pyrazinamide 35 (30-40) mkd Ethambutol 20 (15-25) mkd
How to treat LTBI?
- ISONIAZID FOR 6-9MONTHS
Adults 5mkd, max 300mg
Children 10mkd - RIFAMPIN for 3-4 months
Adults 10mkd
Children 10mkd (max: <45kg, 450mg; >45kg, 600mg)
MOA of Isoniazid
What’s the target mycobacterial population?
Inhibits synthesis of mycolic acid, which are essential components of mycobacterial cell walls
MOA of Rifampicin
What’s the target mycobacterial population?
binds to B subunit of bacterial DNA-dependend RNA polymerase, and thereby inhibits RNA synthesis
bactericidal
can kill organisms that are pooorly accessible to many other drugs, eg intracellular organisms and those sequestered in abscesses and lung cavities
- *strongly induces most cytochrome p450 isoforms
- -> increases elimination of other drugs, eg. anticoagulants, anticonvulsants, contraceptives
MOA of Pyrazinamidw
What’s the target mycobacterial population?
converted to pyrazinoic acid - the active form - by mycobacterial pyrazinamidase
pyrazinoic acid disrupts mycobacterial cell membrane metabolism and transport functions
used as “sterilizing” agent acctive against INTRACELLULAR organisms that may relapse
What are adverse reactions for Rifampicin
orange urine rashes thrombocytopenia (major) nephritis (major) hepatitis
What are A/E of Isoniazid
Hepatitis - m/c major toxic effect
»> loss of appetite, N/V, jaundice, RUQ pain
»> may be fatal
Peripheral neuropathy (minor a/e) >>>occurs in 10-20% of px given > 5mkd, but is infrequent in std 300-mg adult dose >>>more likely to occur in px with malnutrition, alcoholism, DM , AIDS, and uremia >>> d/t pyridoxine deficiency (isonizid promotes excretion of pyridoxine >>> readily reversed by administration of pyridoxine in as low as 10mg/day
Other CNS toxicities: memory loss, psychosis (major), ataxia, seizures (major)
MOA of Ethambutol
What’s the target mycobacterial population?
inhibits mycobacterial arabinosyl transferases (involved in polymerization rxn of arabinoglycan, an essential component of mycobacterial cell wall)
What are A/E of Pyrazinamide
hepatotoxicity (1-5%)
photosensitivity
hyperuricemia
—not a reason to stop the drug if px is asymptomatic