Question

Week 6: Case Study: AFB Culture (graded) 14 16 It was Friday morning in the small rural hospital, Gary, the phlebotomist, had just finished his usual morning draws when the nurse handed him an order for an AFB culture and directed him to the patient who was in isolation. The phlebotomist had not seen this order before and asked the nurse if someone else could do it. The nurse said it needed to be done that moning and because they were short staffed he needed to advise the patient on how to collect the specimen. Before, dressing to enter the room, he called his supervisor and was told to bring the request to the tech in the micro lab. He was relieved to hear that and quickly left the floor What doe AFB mean? What condition do they think the patieray have? What type of specimen should be collected for and how should it be done. Explain why and what kind of isolation the patient was in?

Answer 1

1- AFB means acid fast bacterial culture.

2- they suspected tuberculosis.

3- an early morning deep cough sample is collected for 3 consecutive days for the initial diagnosis of tubrculosis.

4- patient is in air-borne isolation so that the bacteria doesnot spread to another person.