Despite the development of modern medicine, there are some diseases that require not only immediate intervention from specialists, but also hospitalization with isolation. Such diseases include tuberculosis in all its stages. Fortunately, the days when this disease was considered incurable and claimed the lives of thousands of people are gone. Today, to cope with such a diagnosis will allow a quick appeal to doctors and immediate admission to the TB dispensary. This will not only help prevent the development of the disease, but also isolate the source of infection from he althy people.
What is a TB dispensary?
This institution, in essence, is an operational center for organizing the fight against the disease. In addition, this clinical TB dispensary is always a regional independent legal entity, which is confirmed by the presence of a state license. This document gives the right to carry out medical activities as part of the treatment of this particular ailment, thanks to which the dispensary employeesprovide anti-tuberculosis care to the population in the territory adjacent to the institution. Accordingly, there is usually a regional TB dispensary, which, in turn, is a key link in the overall service to combat this disease in the Russian Federation.
Functions of the institution
A medical institute that has a state accreditation of a dispensary usually performs the following functions:
- inpatient and outpatient treatment, which is accompanied by hospitalization and isolation of the patient, depending on the stage of the disease;
- aerosol and physiotherapy;
- surgical intervention if necessary, which is especially important in advanced stages;
- Inpatient treatment of extrapulmonary tuberculosis.
In terms of disease control methods, in a facility such as a TB dispensary, the following forms of treatment are commonly used:
- biochemical research;
- laboratory research;
- fluorographic analysis;
- functional diagnostics;
- endoscopic examination;
- additional diagnostics if necessary.
To obtain a general picture of the development of the disease, the institution has appropriate equipment that allows you to determine the stage of damage to the body on the spot and take all necessary measures tofocus localization.
Dispensary structure
Since the medical institution for tuberculosis control is a state institution, its structure must necessarily include the following units:
- dispensary and polyclinic departments, which are usually divided into children's and adults;
- administrative and economic department;
- X-ray department, which usually includes a fluorography room;
- bacteriological department;
- department of laboratory research;
- department of extrapulmonary tuberculosis;
- department of bacteriology;
- organizational and methodological part.
The TB dispensary has a regular and day hospital.
Treatment of illness in children
Since the diagnosis of "tuberculosis" affects the body regardless of age, on the territory of each region of the Russian Federation, a children's TB dispensary accredited by the state must be located without fail. Minor patients are identified there in the same way as adults, in the direction of the children's phthisiatrician of the district clinic. In institutions of this type, clinical care is provided to children and adolescents with the corresponding disease, while preventive measures are also taken to identify the disease at an early stage, which will greatly facilitate its treatment. In a children's dispensary, day and general hospitals are usually provided,for which chambers of various capacities are provided. In the event that tuberculosis has advanced forms, the minor patient will be kept in an isolated room, while the hospitalization of his parents will be prohibited.
