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DEFINITION:
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY:
MANIFESTATIONS:
Chest pain
Coughing up blood
Productive, prolonged cough for more than three weeks
Systemic symptoms:
Fever
Chills
Night sweats
Appetite loss
Weight loss
Pallor
And often atendency to fatigue
DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES:
Chest X-ray
In active pulmonary TB, infiltrates or cavities are often seen in
the upper lungs with or without mediastinal or
hilarlymphadenopathy or pleural effusions ( tuberculous
pleurisy).However, lesions may appear anywhere in the lungs.
Abnormalities on chest radiographs may be suggestive of, but
are never diagnostic of,TB. However, chest radiographs may be
used to rule out the possibility of pulmonary TB in a person
who has a positive reaction to the tuberculin skin test and no
symptoms of disease.
NURSING INTERVENTIONS
BORROMEO,ELVIN R.
BSN 3-A