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Averil Tam Paediatrics DCH Englisch 12 Karten

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  1. 11. TRUE/FALSE? A) Following TB exposure/infection young children are the least vulnerable and rarely develop active TB disease.False
  2. 21. TRUE/FALSE? B) Adolescent children do not develop sputum smear positive TB and are not infectious.False
  3. 31. TRUE/FALSE? C) In children, the vast majority of those who develop active TB disease do so within 12 months of TB infection.True. Therefore children with TB provide a very accurate picture of current/ongoing TB transmission within the community.
  4. 42. TRUE/FALSE? a) Diagnosing TB in children is too difficult and a waste of time.False
  5. 52. TRUE/FALSE? b) Doing an incisional biopsy is the best way to confirm a diagnosis of TB cervical adenitis.False. FNA or excisional biopsy are preferred. Incisional biopsy will form a sinus.
  6. 62. TRUE/FALSE? c) Most children with TB will present to the TB clinic (TB program).False. They often present to a child health clinic with cough and fevers.
  7. 72. TRUE/FALSE? d) Children can be diagnosed with good accuracy using a simple logical approach.True. Confirming a TB diagnosis can be difficult in children who are unable to produce sputum, however, most children can be diagnosed with a high level of accuracy by taking a detailed TB exposure history, documenting all relevant symptoms and doing basic examinations such as a chest X-ray.
  8. 83. TRUE/FALSE? a) BCG is a poor vaccine and not important in TB endemic countries.False
  9. 93. TRUE/FALSE? b) TB preventive therapy is a luxury and can only be given to children in rich countries.False
  10. 103. TRUE/FALSE? c) Children are more difficult to treat than adults.False
  11. 113. TRUE/FALSE? d) Children do not get drug resistant TB.False
  12. 123. TRUE/FALSE? e) Children usually show excellent response to TB treatment.True. Children respond well to TB treatment (both drug susceptible and resistant). They can be easily treated with child-friendly water-dissolvable fixed-dose combination tablets and they very rarely experience side effects from first-line drugs.

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8.2 2018
Erstellt von
Averil Tam · Jul 2018
Aktualisiert
15 Jul 2018
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