Blog Posts on pulmonary tuberculosis

Nursing Care Plan Pulmonary Tuberculosis PTB by Nursing Care Plan on May 3, 2011PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS (TB) I. Pathophysiology a. Bacterial infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli (TB) i. Primarily affects the lungs (70% per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2004) although it can invade other body system...

Case Syllabus August 2009 Issue by Philippine Labor Laws on Sep 26, 2009Appeal from NLRC to Court of Appeals; Who may sign pleading. The rule (Section 3, Rule 7 of the Rules of Civil Procedure) allows the pleading to be signed by either the party to the case or the counsel representing that party. A petition and motion...

Pulmonary Tuberculosis - a Philippine Health Issue by Pinoy Aspiring Doctor on Jan 26, 2009On days that I m assigned to the OPD, I always meet a patient, maybe one or two, who have pulmonary tuberculosis in their history. Its either they underwent previous tuberculosis treatment for 6 months, currently undergoing treatment or some have sym...

Tuberculosis (TB) by BicolNurses.Org on Jan 3, 2009Etiology and Pathophysiology■ Mycobacterium tuberculosis → granulomas of bacilli that become fibroustissue mass (Ghon tubercle) that can calcify or ulcerate and free bacilli■ Miliary TB: Bacilli may travel to bone, kidneys, or brainRisk Factors...