Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Fernando Henrique Pinto Silva, Antonio da Costa Cardoso Neto, Ana Paula Borges Gomes (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

60 Seiten

2024
Our Knowledge Publishing (Verlag)
978-620-7-04472-6 (ISBN)

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Although tuberculosis is most common in the lungs, it also affects other organs, and is known as extrapulmonary tuberculosis. A descriptive, exploratory study with a quantitative approach was carried out with the aim of analyzing all the cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis treated at a hospital in the city of São Luís-MA. The results show that 53.7% of the patients studied were male. The most frequent clinical forms were pleural (59.26%) and ganglionic (25.93%). The main auxiliary tests for diagnosing tuberculosis seen in the medical records were: sputum smear microscopy (48.15%), sputum culture (16.67%), PPD (40.74%), X-ray (68.52%). With regard to the most commonly used treatment regimen, regimen I predominated (94.44%). It can be concluded that extrapulmonary tuberculosis can be a serious form of infection which can lead to death if not treated and diagnosed in time. It is therefore necessary for health professionals to be prepared to provide the basic conditions for successful treatment, through informative and educational activities.

Master in Health and Environment. Specialist in: Mental Health, Maternal and Child Health, Family Health, Nephrology Nursing. Graduated in Nursing from UFMA. He has expertise as a generalist nurse, a Family Health Program nurse and experience in the field of Nursing, with an emphasis on Child and Adolescent Health Nursing.

Erscheinungsdatum	08.02.2024
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	100 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
Schlagworte	Clinical forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. • extrapulmonary tuberculosis
ISBN-10	620-7-04472-X / 620704472X
ISBN-13	978-620-7-04472-6 / 9786207044726
Zustand	Neuware