Questions of Phthisiology for the exam of Pediatrics


The list of educationalquestions for 6th course students
to passfinalpractical examinationin “Pediatrics”, section“Phthisiology”

ThedegreeofDoctorofMedicineisconferreduponstudentswhohavesatisfactorily
achievedtherequirementsstatedbelow:

1.     Recommendedapproachtodiagnosisoftuberculosis (TB)inchildren.
2.     TBwithunknownlocalisation. Howare TB bacillispread?How is the clinical diagnosisof tuberculosis confirmed? Treatment regimens.
3.     Primarytuberculouscomplex. Pathogenesis, clinico-roentgenologic peculiarities, diagnostics.
4.     Complicationsofprimarycomplex. Managementofpatientswithprimarytuberculosis.
5.     Tuberculosisofintrathoraciclymphnodes. Pathogenesis, clinico-roentgenologic peculiarities, diagnostics.
6.     Complicationsofmediastinal lymph nodes TB.Treatmentapproaches.
7.     MilliaryTuberculosis. Pathogenesis, clinico-roentgenologic peculiarities, diagnostics.Management of patients with milliary TB.
8.     Tuberculousmeningitis. Examinationofpatientswithtuberculousmeningitis. Diagnosis, treatment. Differentialdiagnosiswithmeningitisofotheretiology.
9.     Tuberculouspleurisy (pleuralempyema) Pathogenesis, pathomorphism, clinicalpresentationanddiagnosticalaspects, differentialdiagnosis, treatment, outcomedetermination. Managementoftuberculosispatients. 
10.           Treatmentof TB inchildren. DОТ – strategy.
11.           Preventionof TB inchildren.
12.           Contactscreeningandmanagement.
13.           BCG vaccination.
14.           TB infectioncontrol.
15.           Anintegrated family-oriented approachtoaddressing TB inchildren.
16.           Administering, readingandinterpreting a tuberculinskintest.

17.           Howusefulis a sputumsmearexaminationindiagnosingtuberculosis?
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Innova4TB. A RISE action to increase synergy in international TB research and management

INNOVA4TB is an international and intersectoral consortium that combines institutions from high and medium/low Tuberculosis (TB) incidence countries, with large experience in clinical managing M/XDR-TB cases; high level universities and research institutions with experience in complementary basic and translational research focused on TB diagnosis; and small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) focused on the TB diagnosis, using different novel technological approaches, interested in transferring the research into innovative products, services and/or processes.