Question 1

with my last child i had ppd after she was born.  i'm only half way threw my second pregnancy and find i'm allready goin threw post ppd. what can i do?

Accepted Answer

PPD: Post partum depression is a potentially very dangerous condition, usually transient, but can lead woman to do very harmful things. Please seek professional counseling to evaluate, for your sake as well as your family.

Question 2

why do nursing homes use double ppd testing?

Accepted Answer

Older immune system: An elderly person's immune system can sometimes not react very strongly or at all to the first PPD test (even if the patient has been infected with tb) and lead to a false negative result.  But the false negative PPD can 'prime' the immune system so that a second test done two weeks later will give a true positive result.

Question 3

can you tell me more about ppd testing for tb exposure?

Accepted Answer

PPD testing: Here is good info from the CDC:  https://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/factsheets/testing/skintesting.htm

Question 4

what's a two-step ppd test?

Accepted Answer

As it says: In some people with previous exposure to tb, especially remotely, an imitial TB skin test (tst) will be negative but a repeat, say 2 weeks later, can be positive.  It is sort of like waking up the immune recognition of the bug.  But, it is not at all clear that those who are only positive on the two-step tst are at risk for reactivation later as those with a 1-step positive tst.

Question 5

please point me to where i can find my ppd record?

Accepted Answer

There is no: central repository for ppd records.  Try your primary care physician, and if you can recall where you had the ppd performed, call that facility.

Question 6

is there an effective way to determine if you are suffering from ppd?

Accepted Answer

PPDs don't hurt: Tuberculosis skin tests only heard if they're positive and very inflamed.  They may be red but a negative test for tuberculosis shouldn't hurt at all.  If the skin for the test was placed feels hard and uncomfortable you need more tests.

Question 7

my son took a ppd test,it showed ,wheather my son must took medicine?

Accepted Answer

Ppd: i am not sure what ++ mean. We have 5 mm, 10 mm or 15 mm or higher. If FB skin test is positive, chest X-ray is needed to determine how long to treat. If chest x Ray is negative, he probably need to be treated for 9 month with anti to meds

Question 8

who what is positive ppd

Accepted Answer

Exposure: It is a sign that you have been exposed to tuberculosis, that you carry the germs for TB in either active or dormant form. Exposure can be recent or very old. People who had vaccination for TB can have a positive PPD in the first few years after receiving the vaccine.

Question 9

signs of a positive ppd?

Accepted Answer

See below: Swelling at the test site. The amount of swelling needs to be measured, and assessed by a qualified provider or their staff.

Question 10

positive ppd reading if red?

Accepted Answer

Ppd reading red?: No redness does not mean it is positive.You feel  the induration in mms to interpret it after 48 to 72 hours.5mm or more is positive in HIV posotive person, in someone with recent exposure to tb, with nodular or fibrotic changes on xray consistant with healed TB and patients with organ transplant and immunocompromised
10mm or more +in recent arrivals from high prevalace ares
nursing homes
15mm + in.

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With my last child i had ppd after she was born. i'm only half way threw my second pregnancy and find i'm allready goin threw post ppd. what can i do?

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What's a two-step ppd test?

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My son took a ppd test,it showed ,wheather my son must took medicine?

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