2. DEFINITION
-Abbreviated as TB for Tubercle
Bacillus
-An infection caused by slow-
growing bacteria that grows best in
areas of the body that have lots of
blood and oxygen.

3. PULMONARY TUBERCOLOSIS
-bacterial infection involves the
lungs
EXTRAPULMONARY TB
-bacterial infection that is
spread to other organs

5. Mode of
transmission

7. ACTIVE TB
-the TB bacteria are
growing and causing
symptoms.
-if your lungs are
infected with active
TB, it is easy to
spread the disease
to others
LATENT TB
-you have the TB
bacteria in your
body but your
body
defenses(immune
system) are
keeping it from
turning to active
TB.
-You don’t have any
symptoms of TB
and can’t spread

8.  Anorexia(lost of appetite)
Symptoms

9.  Hemoptysis (coughing up
Hemoptysis (coughing up
blood)
Cough for 3 weeks
Fatigue
Weight loss
Fever
Night sweating
Chest pain

10. Signs and Tests
The Doctor will perform
physical exam.
 Clubbing of the finger or
toes
 Swollen or tender lymph
nodes in the neck or other
areas
 Fluid around a lung( pleural
effusion)
 Unusual breath sounds

11. HIV/AIDS Infection/
Diabetes
Alcoholism/smoker
s
weaken immune
system
Elderly
Risk factors for TB

12. Sputum testing
Chest X-ray
TB Diagnosis

13.  The mantoux skin test aka Tuberculin Skin
Test(TST or PPD test)

15.  Short course Chemotherapy 6 months treatment with:
-Rifampicin
- Isoniazid(INH)
-Pyrazinamide(PZA)
-Ethambutol
-Streptomycin
 DOT(Direct Observed Therapy)
Treatment

16.  Maintain respiratory isolation until patient responds to
treatment or until he is no longer contagious
 Administer medicines as ordered
 check sputum always for blood or purulent expectoration
 Encourage questions, conversation, to air their feelings
 Encourage to stop smoking
 Teach patient to cough or sneeze into tissue paper and
dispose secretions properly
 Advice patient to have plenty of rest and eat balanced meals
 Be alert on signs of drug reaction
 If the patient is receiving ethambutol, watch for neuritis.
 if he recieves Rifampicin watch for Hepatitis and purpura.
Nursing Management

17.  submit all babies for BCG
immunization
Avoid overcrowding
Improve nutritional and
health status
Advice persons who have
been exposed to infected
persons to receive
tuberculin test and if
necessary chest x-ray and
prophylactic Isoniazid
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