RT Book, Section
A1 Goodman, Catherine
A1 Helgeson, Kevin
SR Print(0)
ID 1133952389
T1 Tuberculosis
T2 Exercise Prescription for Medical Conditions: Handbook for Physical Therapists
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803617148
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1133952389
RD 2024/09/10
AB Tuberculosis  is  an  infectious  disease  that  affects  the  lungs  and  can  spread  to  the  lymph  nodes  and  other  organs.  It  is  caused  by  the  mycobacterium  tuberculosis,  which  creates  necrotic  granulomas  in  the  parenchyma  of  the  lungs.  The  tissues  of  the  lungs  control  these  organisms  by  forming  a  tubercle  around  the  infection.  Individuals  with  this  condition  usually  are  asymptomatic  until  they  become  debilitated  due  to  another  illness  that  results  in  a  depressed  immune  system.  The  infection  then  spreads  through  the  lobes  of  the  lungs  and  becomes  systemic  through  the  lymph  nodes.  Clients  exhibit  a  chronic  productive  cough,  crackles  (formerly  called  rales),  and  bronchial  breath  sounds,  with  fever,  weight  loss,  and  malaise.  They  have  signs  of  excessive  inflammation  and  exudates  from  their  lungs  that  make  breathing  difficult.  The  infection  can  spread  to  numerous  other  tissues  (including  bone),  resulting  in  their  destruction.  Clients  with  the  spread  of  infection  into  connective  tissues  experience  limited  mobility  and  pain.  Clients  with  an  active  tuberculosis  episode  have  limited  endurance  due  to  their  inflammatory  lung  condition.