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I have diagnose pneumonia vs ptb on my xray read-out .. i am alarming for this and getting me upset. can you help me to explain those stuff?
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Confirm diagnosis. : The first thing you would need to do is confirm the actual diagnosis. Pneumonia and tuberculosis have vastly different treatment regimens and long-term implications.
Answered 7/8/2016
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