Can I be tested for TB during pregnancy?
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According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, TB skin testing is safe during pregnancy and there is no reason to delay the test.\n\nhttp://www.med.umich.edu/ehs/tbfaq.htm\n\nTuberculin skin testing is considered valid and safe throughout pregnancy. However, testing with QuantiFERON®-TB and QuantiFERON®-TB Gold has not been evaluated for diagnosing M. tuberculosis infection in pregnant women.\n\nhttp://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/tbfactsheets/250160.htm
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Childcare I think.. I know you have to keep upto date of TB shots.
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There are private companies that can perform the test, but any medical facility with a lab can as well. Try your local hospital.
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it can if u have copd (emphysema, chronic bronchitis), the docs will rule out tb if it looks suspisious... there are a lot of patients that go through that... cancer is also something that looks like tb.. infact any upper lobe change in ur x ray will have them yelling rule out tb
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With a reputable practitioner, it probably is. But I wouldn't recommend it and a reputable practitioner probably wouldn't do it if he/she knew you were pregnant. All causes of infection are to be avoided during pregnancy, as your immune system does not work the way it normally does. Even minor infections should be treated promptly during pregnancy. Anything that could even potentially result in an infection in the blood is particularly to be avoided, so that would include getting a tattoo.
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No TB is tuberculosis which is totally different from HIV.\nTuberculosis (commonly shortened to TB) is an infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (Miliary tuberculosis), genitourinary system, bones and joints. Tuberculosis is one of the most deadly and common major infectious diseases today.\n\nHuman immunodeficiency virus, commonly known by the initialism HIV, is transmitted through direct contact of a mucous membrane with a bodily fluid containing HIV, such as blood, semen, vaginal fluid, preseminal fluid or breast milk. This transmission can come in the form of: penetrative (anal or vaginal) sex; oral sex; blood transfusion; contaminated needles; exchange between mother and infant during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding; or other exposure to one of the above bodily fluids.
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I has a chest X ray done when I was 8 weeks pregnant with my first.  I did not know I was pregnant at that stage (long story! lol) so I had no protection of my abdomen.  When I found out I was pregnant I worried that she would be born with problems but she was perfectly fine.  You had protection so I am sure you and your baby will be fine.
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The problem is that the test is standardized to diagnose exposure to the Tuberculosis bacterium. Your bodies greatest immune reaction to Tuberculin found in the "PPD" occurs between 48-72 hours, when a 'wheal' ( a raised red bump greater than 10 milimeters will occur if you have been exposed) will develop to identify your exposure to TB. After 3 days, the 'wheal"  goes down, and you can not accurately predict your risk of exposure. (A "Red mark"as described in the other answer does not indicate exposure). \nSo most likely if it is truly important to determine your risk of being exposed to TB (like for a health care job, or college) it needs to be "read' by a trained person (nurse or MD) by three days of age. So it looks like you may need to have it repeated.\ngood luck
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A blood test can usually detect early pregnancies.
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WOW... so many wrong answers... There is a vaccine to TB, it was used in most 3rd world countries until very recently, it's called BCG.  It was stopped recently primarly due to the quality of some of the vaccinations as well as the variety of medications to safely and effectively treat TB. \n If you received the BCG vaccination you would have an approximately 1cm indention on your upper arm where the injection was administered.  \nYour PPD test or TB test that they inject into your arm will always come back positive, b/c your body will have antibodies to TB (which is what a PPD test is checking for)\nIf your TB test comes back postive, you must follow up with a chest x-ray showing that you have no active infection with TB.
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you really need to ask your doc about this one. afp tests are done to check the possibility of neural tube defects in unborn children.A slightly abnormal test does not mean 100% chance the baby will have a birth defect. It is also used to help diagnose problems in people of any age. You need to ask the doc for some solid info on why the test was ordered and what all the possible explanations are for the test results!\n Get a notepad and write down every question you have for the doc and take it with you to the next appointment- pull it out and go over the list with the doc. If doc brushes you off and doesn't take the time- find a doc who will take the time!!
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When tuberculosis manages to get into the pancreas, the patient will show several symptoms, including abdominal epigastric pains, weight loss, and low-grade fevers.  Because of this symptomology and the presence of a pancreatic mass, pancreatic tuberculosis is often misdiagnosed as pancreatic cancer.  To correctly diagnose the TB infection, a PPD skin-test can help but is not definitive (apparently the TB PPD test has a 10-25% false-negative rate).  Unfortunately, CT scans and radiologic imaging offer little help.  The most effective methods for confirming the presence of pancreatic tuberculosis are cytologic diagnoses.  This involves removal of a portion of the pancreatic mass (generally by fine needle aspiration) and analyzing it for evidence of bacterial infection and evidence of the tuberculosis bacterium itself.
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You mean tuberculosis lymphadenitis, an inflammation of the lymph glands caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.  It is a TB that is outside the lungs.  TB is primarily a respiratory disease and is spread through droplet infection (sneezing, coughing).  If you belive you have been exposed to an active case, you will need to see your doctor for a Mantoux test (sometimes called a PPD).  It's a skin test using a purified protein derivative (PPD) with the results read 48-72 hours later. If you are the one with TBL, and I certainly hope you're not, you should be on a medication "cocktail" and in isolation (hopefully in a negative pressure room in a hospital).
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No, swimming should not cause a false positive.  But it is still possible to have a positive mantoux and not have TB...If you have had a positive mantoux, you will most likely be getting a chest x-ray next and that should definitively tell you your status.
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Yes.  Just ask the volunteer group you are working with to get you a list of what you should get.  Usually its stuff like Hep A, Tetanus, Flu, and Pneumonia.  They will also want to do a TB test.
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that you have been exposed to TB
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You can check out the safety of a drug through FDA. You should never take any medication, including vitamins, minerals, herbal supplements and over the counter drugs while pregnant without first consulting your doctor. There is really no such thing as a SAFE drug. All drugs have risks and side effects. Medications are foreign substances to the body.