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Tuberculosis — NCLEX Cheat Sheet

Airborne, acid-fast bacilli

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👤 By the CinnaRN Clinical Content Team 🕐 Updated 2026-07-11 🏷️ Safety & Infection Control 🔖 Free to read, print, and share

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Use this quick-reference guide to spot, treat, and prevent Tuberculosis on the NCLEX. Keep it handy during review and on exam day!

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Signs

What to look for

Chronic cough > 3 wk, hemoptysis
Night sweats, weight loss, fever
Fatigue, anorexia

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Do

Nursing actions

Airborne isolation, neg pressure
N95 mask for staff
3 neg sputum = not infectious

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Meds

Key numbers

RIPE: Rifampin INH Pyraz Etham
6-12 months, monitor liver
Rifampin → orange secretions

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Teach

Teaching points

Finish full course, no skipping

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Quick Tip

Classic active TB signs are a chronic productive cough lasting more than three weeks, hemoptysis, night sweats, low-grade afternoon fever, and unintentional weight loss.

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