MUST KNOW TOPICS IN TUBERCULOSIS

ADULT PULMONARY TB

1. Incidence and prevalence of TB (26th Park 207)

2. ARTI ; current ARTI (26th Park 207)
3. Presumptive TB case, Bacteriologically confirmed TB case, Clinically confirmed TB case (26th Park 207)
4. Classification of TB (26th Park 208)5.
ICF (26th Park 210-211)
6. NTEP enclosed TB diagnostics (26th Park 479)
7. Diagnostic algorithm for adult pulmonary TB new (26th Park 217 & 220)
8. Treatment Regimen for DS-TB, old regimen (26th Park 218)
9. Daily regimen for DS-TB (26th Park 218)
10. END TB strategy vision, goal, three pillars (26th Park 234)
11. SDG 2030 targets & End TB 2035 targets (26th Park 234)
12. DOTS components (26th Park 477)
13. 99DOTS
14. Current objectives of NTEP (26th Park 477)
15. Newer initiatives in NTEP (26th Park 480)
16. Organizations & organogram of NTEP (26th Park 478)
17. Number of doses in NTEP daily regimens (26th Park 218)
18. Colour and content of ATT boxes (26th Park 481)
19. NTEP’s Revised case definitions and treatment outcomes
20. NTEP endorsed TB diagnostics (26th Park 479)
21. Recording of treatment in NTEP treatment card
22. Nutritional requirements in TB
23. Role of IP & CP
24. Cough hygiene
25. Guidelines for sputum collection
26. Disposal of sputum container & stained smears
27. Incentives in NTEP
28. Definitions of presumptive TBs (26th Park 207)
29. NTEP logo
30. Risk of development of TB
31. TPT eligibility and regimen
32. Nikshay Poshan Yojana
33. Niskshay Mitra
34. Niskshay Sampark
35. Sub national certification
36. Newer vaccine for TB
37. TB day and its theme

PAEDIATRIC PULMONARY TB

1. Diagnostic algorithm of pediatric pulmonary TB (26th Park 224)

2. INH prophylaxis therapy IPT (26th Park 225)
3. Contact screening for TB (26th Park 211)
4. Tuberculin testing (26th Park 213)
5. Causes of false positive and false negative TST
6. BCG vaccination (26th Park 226)

DRUG RESISTANT TB

1. Classification of ATT (26th Park 214)

2. Classification of DR-TB (26th Park 208)
3. Percentage MDR TB among new and RT(26th Park 206)
4. Sputum culture methods for MTB (25th Park 196)
5. Treatment regimen for MDR TB, XDR TB and Duration (26th Park 221 - 223)
6. Shorter MDR TB regimen (26th Park 222)
7. Bedaquiline (26thPark 215) and its dosage regimen (26th Park 221), Delamanid (26thPark 215)
 TB & COMORBIDITIES
1. Diagnosis & Treatment of TB in HIV (26th Park 230,231)
2. Four pronged strategy for HIV-TB coordination (26th Park 489)
3. Screening for diagnosis of DM in TB(26th Park 231)
4. Interaction of TB and DM (26th Park 231) TB and Tobacco (26th Park 232)