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My blood work came tv positive but i don't have any symptoms. should i get a chest x ray or confirm with another blood test. plz help
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Tb: the blood test is very accurate predictor that you have the TB bacilli in your system you need to take medication for 9 months, a chest X-Ray is also needed to ensure that the treatment given is the correct one
Answered 4/19/2016
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Probably should: Some patients can be TB (tuberculosis) positive by skin test etc. and not have active disease. This is not infrequently checked by performing chest xray exam looking for changes in lungs and mediastinum. You should ask your physician who ordered TB test about chest xray.
Answered 3/8/2015
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