Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria that usually affects the lungs. It can also affect other parts of the body. Common symptoms of pulmonary TB include cough, fever, chest pain, and coughing up blood or phlegm. Without treatment, TB may be fatal. A nurse examines a patient complaining of a persistent cough bringing up blood and chest pain. Based on the symptoms, the nurse suspects the patient may have pulmonary TB and recommends lifestyle changes like improved diet and exercise to help treat the condition.

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TUBERCULOSIS (TB)

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DEFINITIONDEFINITION

3. TB is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium
tuberculosis that attacks the respiratory tract (lungs -
pulmonary). The acid-resistant germ stem a pathogen
or saprophyte organism. The dormant germs that can
bounce back and make active tuberculosis. Or
frequent compared with other infections. The disease
most often affects the lungs - pulmonary although the
attacking third of cases other organs and others
transmitted to the people. And without tuberculosis
treatment will lead to death within the first 5 years in
more than half the cases.
TB symptoms: fever, cough, shortness of breath,
chest pain, malaise.

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SYMPTOMS OF
TB PULMONARY
SYMPTOMS OF
TB PULMONARY

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Persistent cough for more than three
weeks to bring up phlegm, which may
be bloody shortness of breath, which
is usually mild to start and gradually
gets worse lack of appetite and weight
loss high temperature 38 º C (100.4 °
F) or above night sweats extreme
tiredness.

6. A TB INFECTION CAN
AFFECT
A TB INFECTION CAN
AFFECT

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lymph nodes (lymph node TB)
bones and joints (bone TB)
gastrointestinal system (Gastrointestinal TB)
bladder and reproductive system
(genitourinary TB)
nervous system (central nervous system TB)
Types of pulmonary tuberculosis can cause
additional symptoms, which are described
below.
TB lymph nodes

8. GASTROINTESTINAL
SYMPTOMS OF TB
INCLUDE
GASTROINTESTINAL
SYMPTOMS OF TB
INCLUDE

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Stomach ache
diarrhea
rectal bleeding
Urinary tuberculosis
Genitourinary symptoms of TB include:
burning sensation when urinating
blood in your urine
the urge to urinate frequently at night
groin pain
Central nervous system tuberculosis

10. CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM SYMPTOMS OF
TB INCLUDE
CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM SYMPTOMS OF
TB INCLUDE

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Headache
sick
stiff neck
changes in your mental state, such as confusion
blurred vision
fits (seizures)
Signs and Symptoms of TB Disease
Symptoms of TB disease depend on where in the body the TB
bacteria to grow. TB bacteria usually grow in the lungs
(pulmonary TB). TB disease in the lungs may cause symptoms
such as
bad cough that lasts 3 weeks or more
pain in chest
coughing up blood or sputum (phlegm from the lungs)

12. Disease of tuberculosis
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DIALOGEDIALOGE
P : good afternoon….
N : good afternoon……
P : sory, i have problems in my body
N : Oh… Yes
What are you feeling now?
P : I feel with a persistent cough of more
than there weeks that brings me up
phlegm with the blood
N: Did you feel the pain?
P : Yes, very painfull on the chest. N :
when did you feel it?
P : Since one week ago….
N : excuse me can I ceck your body?
P : Yes, please…
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N : How bad the tuberculosis that you are
experiencing at this time?
P : I feel appetite, tiredness, constantly
sweating every night and the other symptoms
nurse
N : is the condition better or even worse?
P : Oh no, I feel a litle cramp every night
How it’s going then nurse? How do I treat
it?
N : Sorry in advance can I know where did
your TBC being before?
P : I suffered by lung tuberculosis nurse
N : You can consume more mineral water every
day on a regular basis and I
will make the recipe for you?
P : Only that nuerse? If I could do something
else?
N : Oh do not have a variety of first
if there are more serius problems, of
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P : Do I change my lifestyle ?
N : Yes…. If it is necessary and need for your
health in your family.
P : How can do it???
N : Start of your home arrangement, dieat,
frequently sport.
P : Ok. Thank for your solution, hopefully, all
helps quite our family health.
N : Yes, you are welcome. my god healing not give
you
P : Ok. May I ask your handphone no to be able to
consult with you?
N : Yes, you may 085700087025
P : Thank you very much
See you next time.
N : See you too…
DIALOGEDIALOGE
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