Presented by: Dave Jay S. Manriquez RN.

Pathophysiology of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

High Risk Factors:1. Old Age2. Infants3. Children4. Low Socio-

Economic Status5. Drug Addicts6. HIV Positive7. Severely

Malnourished8. Health Care

Workers

Etiological Agent:Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Mode of Transmission:Droplets Nuclei

Environmental Factors:1. High-Risk

Communities2. Low income

Communities3. Health Care

Facilities

Diagnostic Procedures:1. Medical History2. Physical

Examination3. Chest Radiography4. Mantoux tuberculin

skin test5. Microbiological

smears and cultures

Signs and Symptoms 1. Fever 10. Anxiety2. Fatigue 11. Low Self-Esteem3. Anorexia 12. Elevated WBC4. Hemoptysis5. Productive Cough6. Night Sweats7. Pallor8. Chest Pain9. Dyspnea

DeathTreatment

1. Anti-TB Drugs

2. Surgery

Mode of Entry:Respiratory Tract Lungs (Alveoli)

Cure