2006-12-27 07:16:07 · 7 answers · asked by mickybear62 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
skin test is most reliable since TB can manifest in many different tissues. chest x-ray will reveal TB in the lungs
2006-12-27 07:23:46 · answer #1 · answered by Super G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. there is a special position called the lordic position. this is when you stand about a foot in front of the standing x-ray grid and lean back(arched back) against it. this will show the apex (top) of the lungs. this is where TB starts and spreads from, nothing else really collects there. by the degree of non-radiolucent material there, a radiologist would be able to tell.
2006-12-27 15:24:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes, if it is TB of the respiratory tract.
Of course if the TB is of the bone or the stomach or spleen or anywhere else in the body it chooses to grow, a chest xray won't tell you much.
That is why skin testing is used first.
2006-12-27 15:18:49 · answer #3 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, one needs a TB Tine test on the forearm.
2006-12-28 03:32:10 · answer #4 · answered by traveller1950@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In advanced cases, yes. There is also a skin test. See the local health clinic.
2006-12-27 15:19:39 · answer #5 · answered by April 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just by an X-ray?
That is the most definitive way to expose the frightful disease.
2006-12-27 15:20:48 · answer #6 · answered by binibining pilipina 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, Ask your doctor.
2006-12-27 15:18:34 · answer #7 · answered by D.J 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋