A 28-year-old Inuk woman from a remote Nunavut community presents to a nursing station with a chronic cough and 5 kg weight loss. She lives in an over...

Question

A 28-year-old Inuk woman from a remote Nunavut community presents to a nursing station with a chronic cough and 5 kg weight loss. She lives in an overcrowded house. Which statement best reflects current Canadian TB guidance and a culturally safe approach?

Accepted Answer

She should be assessed promptly for tuberculosis with sputum testing and chest imaging, with attention to culturally safe communication and involvement of community health workers

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Her TB risk is similar to that of non-Indigenous Canadians, so TB is unlikely

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She should be immediately evacuated to an urban centre without any local testing

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TB in Inuit communities is now rare; focus on asthma management instead

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Screen only close contacts; there is no role for evaluating symptomatic individuals

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Pulmonary tuberculosis in Inuit communities

A 28-year-old Inuk woman from a remote Nunavut community presents to a nursing station with a chronic cough and 5 kg weight loss. She lives in an overcrowded house. Which statement best reflects current Canadian TB guidance and a culturally safe approach?