Pulmonary Tuberculosis , tb, pulmonary disease, lung disorder, pathophysiology

1. Presented by: Dave Jay S. Manriquez
RN.
Pathophysiology of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
High Risk Factors:
1. Old Age
2. Infants
3. Children
4. Low Socio-
Economic Status
5. Drug Addicts
6. HIV Positive
7. Severely
Malnourished
8. Health Care
Workers
Etiological Agent:
Mycobacterium
tuberculosis
Mode of Transmission:
Droplets Nuclei
Environmental Factors:
1. High-Risk
Communities
2. Low income
Communities
3. Health Care
Facilities
Diagnostic Procedures:
1. Medical History
2. Physical
Examination
3. Chest Radiography
4. Mantoux tuberculin
skin test
5. Microbiological
smears and cultures
Signs and Symptoms
1. Fever 10. Anxiety
2. Fatigue 11. Low Self-Esteem
3. Anorexia 12. Elevated WBC
4. Hemoptysis
5. Productive Cough
6. Night Sweats
7. Pallor
8. Chest Pain
9. Dyspnea
Death
Treatment
1. Anti-TB
Drugs
2. Surgery
Mode of Entry:
Respiratory Tract
Lungs (Alveoli)
Cure