Acute and Chronic: TB Questions & Answers 2023.

Acute and Chronic: TB Questions & Answers 2023. Tuberculosis - ANSWER __________: -myobacterium tuberculosis -2 billion worldwide are infected -asians have highest rates -65% of US cases are foreign born HIV infection - ANSWER _____ ______: increased our TB rates in the U.S. isoniazid; rifampin - ANSWER TB multi drug resistant (MDR) drug are _______ ; _______ 6-12 months - ANSWER takes __________ to eradicate TB poor compliance - ANSWER _______ _______ with therapy is a problem with TB factors - ANSWER ___________: -HIV infection -MDR -poor compliance -lost for follow up -placed on tx that were no longer effective aerobic; lungs - ANSWER TB is ________ bacteria, so it likes to live in the _______ but can live in other parts at risk - ANSWER ________ _________ for TB: -homeless -inner city -foreign born -insitutionalized -prisoners -nursing home residents -IV drug users -poverty level -poor access to health care -immunosuppression -arizona, NM, native american -SE US non hispanic whites -health care workers -cancer -chemo -diabetes airborne; coughing; sneezing; speaking; singing - ANSWER TB is spread by _________ pathogens though ______, _______, ______, and ______. Repeated close contact. alveoli; lymph; lungs; kidneys; bone; cerebral cortex; adrenal glands - ANSWER TB has small nuceli that lodge in __________ and spread via ________. Areas for growth include ________, _______. _______, ____ _____, and ______ ______. granuloma - ANSWER ___________: macrophages contain and prevent multiplication present - ANSWER TB infection is in granuloma, that means the TB infection is ______ and detectable by skin test