1. How common is TB here and worldwide? Did the statistics suprise you?
2. What makes our TB center one of the top places in the world for getting TB treatment?
3. What did you learn about TB coninfection with HIV?
4. Just like in the ED, it takes a whole team of people to care for TB patients - did this suprise you?
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TB is very common in the US and worldwide. The statistics greatly surprised me, and it is surprising that TB is so common even here in the US. We learned that people with HIV are more suseptible to TB. No it did not surprise me that it takes a lot of people to care for TB patients.
1. TB is surprisingly common in tennessee and throughout the u.s., as well as throughout the world. the statistics were definitely beyond what i had imagined previous to my learning experience.
3. individuals with HIV are more vulnerable to TB because they have weakened immune systems.
4. no, i was not surprised by the team required to care to TB patients. i think that one key idea i have learned from ysmp thus far is that medicine is very much team-oriented; not one individual is responsible for a patient's health or for a new discovery in their field of research, etc.
I was surprised to learn that roughly 1/3 of the world's population is infected with TB and that it is still common in the U.S.
The TB center was remarkable in the extent it goes to find and treat people infected with TB. They search for people that have possibly been exposed to TB through their patients and test then treat them for TB. Because of the threat TB poses for the public's health, treatment is mandatory but free.
TB is particularly deadly to people with HIV because of their weakened state, because of this it is considered an opportunistic disease.
It was interesting to hear about the treatment of TB from a patient's perspective. Though he went into treatment with a negative attitude, he grew to know his team of caretakers and to consider them a family.
TB is very common seeing as 1/3 of the world's population is infected with it. I was shocked to hear that statistic. The TB center in Nashville is a great place to be treated because the employees are highly trained and give ensure that their patients are treated properly with respect and caring to make them more willing to take their medication. TB infection is common in those who also have HIV. The HIV lowers their immune defenses making them more susceptible to TB. They are both rampant in third-world countries, so it is quite common for people their to have both. Yes, I was surprised by how many people were needed to care for the TB patients. They needed people to track them down in the field, test them in the facility, and people to actually treat them. Then they had all sorts of heads of departments and educators.
As others have said, it was really surprising to learn that 1/3 of the population is infected with TB. I think the the outreach at the TB center makes it a really special place; the people who work at the clinic make sure that everyone who is infected with TB receives free treatment. We learned that it is easier for certain people to contract TB, including those with HIV and those who have previously had TB.
I was surprised to find out that roughly one-third of people are carrying a strain of tuberculosis. It is nice to know that Nashville has a caring and well-equipped staff to aid in curing TB. The treatments are paid for by the state which eases the medical bills of TB patients. I was also unaware of how easily TB can be contracted. Being an airborn disease, we are all succeptable to to tuberculosis if an infected person is not quarantined immediately.
I had NO idea that TB was still a problem in the US. I guess I was out of the loop, but I thought it was pretty much out of circulation in the US. Out TB center understands the importance of quarantining contaminated people and taking the drugs immediately. The US has done a great job of containing a possibly deadly infection. It's incredibly sad to realize how dangerous it is for TB to coincide with HIV. Because of the weak immune system, HIV patients are at a far greater and more severe risk.
One third of the world's population is infected with TB, active and latent forms. These numbers were not only surprising but kind of scary. TB coinfection with HIV is one of the leading causes for death with HIV. Opportunistic diseases like TB are deadly in this form. Teams are present in medicine much, if not all, of the time. The team approach to combating TB was not that surprising.
I was really surprised to see that TB is still so widespread even in Tennessee. Seeing the map of all the people infected made it real to me. But because I didn't know that, it just goes to show how well the TB clinic does at keeping the TB under control, whether that means meeting someone to make sure they take their meds or following up with patients after, they do a great job.
It was surprising to learn how common TB is even in the US. the statistics were especially alarming because of the fact that TB is diagnosed to a new person every second, and one dies every fifteen seconds. True to the statistics, even one member of our team has TB. I believe that the top reason why our TB centre is one of the top places in the world for TB treatment is because it's free, making treatment available to those who normally cannot afford it.People with HIV are more susceptible to contract TB.
It wasn't surprising to see a whole team to take care of TB patients because TB is highly contagious and it take a whole team to aid people with TB.
About 1/3 of the world population has TB either in its latent or active form. I was actually not surprised from this statistic, but that is mostly due to me having already done research about TB since I have it. But it was still an enlightening experience nonetheless.
TB is surprisingly common here but even more prevalent worldwide. The statistics were astounding considering the fact that approximately 1/3 of the earth's population is infected with either an active or inactive form of TB.
Our TB center is constantly updated using effective and efficient tools to check and prescribe proper treatment for thorough recovery to the point of being forced.
I found it interesting how TB is one of the highest and most threatening killers of HIV patients.
The number of people that it takes to care for TB patients was also surprising. I had never thought of all the people it takes to work individually to care for individual patients and their needs.
TB is a very common disease not only worldwide, but in our community and country as well. I was very surprised to learn this, for there is never much attention called to the severity of such a disease in our community. This TB center is of high caliber for its team, surprisingly comprised of numerous members with various positions and skills, goes to all lengths and efforts to serve the community and its patients, from meeting them in a place most convenient for them, to supporting them through the possible lifestyle changes needed to be made due to an illness. TB and HIV have several similarities but one of the most concerning is the fact that it is easy for both diseases to become immune to certain antibiotics and various other medications which may cause complications in a patient's course of treatment.
I, like many others, was shocked to find out that one-third of the world's population is infected with TB, and that it is still a huge problem in the US.
Our TB center is particularly super place to be treated for TB because the doctors and nurses are incredibly well trained and try to connect with the patient on all levels- language included, which I thought was amazing.
We learned that people with HIV are more likely to contract TB, than people without it.
I was not surprised to learn that it takes a lot of people to care for a TB patient.
I'm actually not surprised at how TB is so common. In many underdeveloped countries, not many of their citizens can neither afford the treatment nor can find a decent clinic that has the treatment. Not to mention, TB is airborne, which can obviously spread rapidly. I, for instance, have TB, but fortunately it is inactive.
I also learned in the clinic that HIV individuals are more vulnerable to diseases and such. This is because TB does not affect the immune system nearly as much as HIV.
Just as Won Huh stated, I was not surprised at all that a team is required to treat to TB patients because it involves quarantine, vaccination, stability, recovery, etc. Being a doctor not only requires a vast amount of medical knowledge, but also requires team efforts and relationships because many of the patients treated would require more than one doctor.
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