Tuberculosis
Children younger than 5 years of age, drinking unpasteurized milk if the cow is infected, homeless individuals, those living in crowded areas
What are risk factors for Tuberculosis
Bactericidal, contraindicated in clients with acute liver disease, can have a side effect of peripheral neuritis
What is Isoniazid?
You must quarantine and take medication as prescribed. A court order may be obtained
What is education provided to patients diagnosed with TB?
Fatigue, lethargy, anorexia, weight loss, low grade fever, night sweats, persistent cough with occasional blood streaked sputum.
What are clinical manifestations of TB?
or
What are signs and symptoms of TB?
What is Legionnaire's Disease
Induration of 16 mm on a TB skin test in someone who has no known risk factors for TB
What is a positive reaction?
Bacteriostatic, has a possible side effect of optic neuritis, is used as one of the 1st line drug therapies for TB.
What is Ethambutol?
infection control nurse must notify the local public health department of the infection, the patient is told that as soon as their respiratory status returns to baseline, he or she is allowed to go home. They may go out into public and return to work 10 days after the fever has resolved and also have improvement within their respiratory symptoms
What is education for patients diagnosed with SARS?
Chills, elevated temperature, pleuritic pain, tachypnea, rhonchi and wheezes, change in mental status, sputum production.
What are signs and symtpoms of Pneumonia?
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What are data collection/assessment findings or clinical manifestations of pneumonia
The STOP BANG questionnaire is used for this disorder
What is obstructive sleep apnea?
Chest X-ray, skin testing, sputum culture
What are diagnostic Tests for TB
Used during an acute attack of Asthma
What is albuterol
or what are short acting beta agonists?
What is education provided to a patient diagnosed with TB?
Data will include the patient's complaints of feeling poorly and experiencing headache and aching, tightness in the chest, wheezes or basilar crackles, productive cough, dyspnea, chest pain and low grade fever
What are clinical manifestations/assessment findings/ data obtained for a patient with Acute Bronchitis?
What is Lung Cancer
past exposure, client's country of origin, travel, history of influenzas, pneumonia, febrile illness, cough or foul smelling sputum.
What is the health history
What are: Rifampin, Isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol
Splint with coughing, cough and deep breath, analgesics can be given if pain is present (complains of knife like pain when breathing), can apply hot or cold applications as prescribed.
What is education provided to a patient diagnosed with Pleurisy?
sore throat
What is pharyngitis/
This type of tonsillitis occurs often in school age children, usually result of an airborne or foodborne bacterial infection (often streptococci)
What is Acute Follicular Tonsillitis
Precautions for TB
What are airborne precautions?
Administer antipyretics, bronchodilators, cough suppressants, mucolytic agents and expectorants as prescribed.
What are medications for Pneumonia?
Take you medication with food to reduce GI distress, avoid sunlight or UV light until photosensitivity is determined
What are medication instructions provided to those on Pyrazinamide.
bright red blood draining from one or both nostrils, keep the patient calm, place in a sitting position while they lean forward..
What is epistaxis or What is education we provide for Epistaxis
This disorder is known as the common cold, edema ensues within the nasal mucous membrane, signs and symptoms are evident within 24-48 hours following the exposure. Often have a runny nose :)
What is acute rhinitis?