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TUBERCULOSIS - Coggle Diagram
TUBERCULOSIS
Clinical manifestations
Fatigue
Malaise
Weight loss, anorexia
Low grade fever
Night sweats
Cough
Mucopurulent sputum
Dull or tight chest pain
Treatment
Rifampin(inhibits RNA polymerase)
Ethambutol(inhibits RNA synthesis)
Isoniazid(interferes with DNA metabolism)
Pyrazinamide(bactericidal)
Multidrug Therapy
DOTS strategy
Risk factors
Alcohol and substance abuse
Physical environment (overcrwoding and homelessness
Cigarette smoking
Immunocompromised individuals
Low socioeconomic status
Pathogenesis
Evasion
Immune response
Infection
Latency and reactivation
Dissemination
Lab and diagnostics
Sputum culture
Drug therapy
Chest radiograph study
History and physical examination
TB skin test
Etiology
Causative Agent: Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Characteristics: Acid-fast bacillus, slow-growing, resistant to environmental conditions