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PANCE Prep Pearls: 2nd Ed. (2017) | Physician Assistant (PA) School Study Aid
Isoniazid
- Indications
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Mechanism of Action
- Requires Catalase Peroxidase
- Decreases Mycolic Acid Synthesis
- Fast vs Slow Acetylators
- Side Effects
- B6 Deficiency
- Neurotoxicity
- Hepatotoxicity
- Drug-induced Lupus
1 min
Rifampin
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Blocks RNA Polymerization
- Haemophilus influenzae Type B
- Leprosy
- Meningitis
- P450 inducer
- Red-orange urine
55 secs
Ethambutol
- Mechanism of Action
- Bacteriostatic
- Blocks Arabinosyltransferase
- Arabinosyltransferase Polymerizes Carbohydrates
- Carbohydrate Polymers Make Mycobacterium TB Cell Wall
- Side Effects
- Red/Green Color Blindness
- Reversible with Drug Discontinuation
40 secs
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Characteristics
- Characteristics
- Mycolic Acid Cell Wall
- Acid-fast
- Carbolfuchsin Stain Red
- Lowenstein-Jensen Agar
- Serpentine Cord Factor
- Primary TB
- Primary TB
- Caseating Granuloma
- Ghon Focus
- Hilar Lymph Nodes
- Ghon Complex
- Reactivation TB
- Reactivation TB
- Reactivation in Apex
3 mins
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Disease
- CONSTITUTIONAL SYMPTOMS/PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
- Fever
- Night Sweats
- Weight Loss
- Hemoptysis
- EXTRA-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
- Extrapulmonary Disease
- Addison's Disease
- CNS
- Liver
- Kidneys
- GI
- Bones
- Pott's Disease
3 mins
Tuberculosis Intervention
- Hospital Care
- Airborne Isolation
- Drug Therapy
- Combination Drug Therapy (RIPE)
- 6-12 Months
- Considerations
- DOT
- BCG Vaccination
- Medication Education
- 3 Negative Sputum Specimens
- Infection Control
2 mins
