Program of the national government that involves a combination of technical and managerial components to quickly make infectious cases non-infectious and break the cycle of transmission, thus preventing the development of drug-resistant strains of TB that are often fatal and almost 100 times more expensive to cure.
Step 1 of 4
Details
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OFFICE/UNIT |
MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICES OFFICE |
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CLASSIFICATION |
Complex |
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TYPE OF TRANSACTION |
G2C – Government to Citizen |
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WHO MAY AVAIL |
Walk-in patients, active case finding patients, and referral patients from other facilities. |
Requirements
| # | Checklist Item | Where to Secure |
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| 1 | ✓None | ●None |
5 STEPS
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CLIENT STEPS |
AGENCY ACTION |
FEES TO BE PAID |
PROCESSING TIME |
PERSON RESPONSIBLE |
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1. Go to Cough Center for assessment |
1. Take vital signs and accomplish individual treatment record
2. Interview the patient for signs & symptoms of TB
3. Issue chest x-ray voucher to patient and instruct to go to partner X-ray facility (Citilife Diagnostic Center) |
None
None
None |
5 minutes
5 minutes
5 minutes
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GRACE L. MENDOZA, RN Nurse
GRACE L. MENDOZA, RN Nurse
GRACE L. MENDOZA, RN Nurse |
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2. Go to partner X-ray Facility (Citilife Diagnostic Center) |
2.1. Provide Chest X-ray service to patient
2.2. Send the result back to Cough Center once available |
None (just present X-ray Voucher)
None
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15 minutes
3 hours |
ROMMEL G. TUMANGDAY, RRT X-ray Technician
ROMMEL G. TUMANGDAY, RRT X-ray Technician |
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3. Go back to Cough Center for result reading |
3.1. Read the result of Chest X-ray. If POSITIVE or WITH FINDINGS, ask to collect sputum sample
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None
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5 minutes
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GRACE L. MENDOZA, RN Nurse
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4. Collect sputum sample for Gene Xpert Test |
4.1. Give the patient properly labeled specimen bottle and instruct proper sputum collection
4.2. Send specimen to testing facility and instruct the patient to wait for the call to go back for results |
None
None |
5 minutes
2 days |
GRACE L. MENDOZA, RN Nurse
GRACE L. MENDOZA, RN Nurse |
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5. Go back to Cough Center once called |
5.1. Enroll patient to TB treatment regimen; issue appropriate TB medications and instruct on how to properly take them
5.2. Instruct patient on dates of sputum submission for follow-up testing (depending on result of initial sputum test) |
None
None |
15 minutes
5 minutes |
GRACE L. MENDOZA, RN Nurse Health Office
GRACE L. MENDOZA, RN Nurse Health Office |
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TOTAL: |
None |
2 days and 4 hours |
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