Case Study Questions and Answers (Emily Altwies)

Case Study Questions and Answers (Emily Altwies) 1. What is TB, and what microorganism causes it? 2. What is the route of transmission for TB? 3. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends screening people at high risks for TB. List five populations at high risk for developing active disease. 4. Describe the two methods of TB screening. 5. How do you determine whether a Mantoux test result is positive or negative? 6. Interpret B.A.’s skin test. 7. What additional information do you need to obtain from B.A.? 8. You inform B.A. of the test result. She asks you what the result means. How will you respond? 9. What steps need to be done to determine whether B.A. has an active TB infection? 10. What is a LTBI? 11. What parameters determine whether treatment is initiated for LTBI? 12. Is B.A. a candidate for LTBI treatment? State your rationale. 13. Outline the current CDC guidelines for the treatment of LTBI. 14. How will you describe LTBI and DOT to B.A.? 15. The medications used to treat LTBI are associated with different side effects. Identify the test used to monitor each possible side effect listed as follows: 16. What additional information does B.A. need to receive before leaving the clinic? Reference: Basic TB Facts. (2016, March 20). Retrieved March 25, 2020, from