MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -TB disease is diagnosed by medical history, physical examination, chest x-ray, and other laboratory tests.

Detailed explanation-2: -Overview. Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that causes inflammation, the formation of tubercles and other growths within tissue, and can cause tissue death. These chest x-rays show advanced pulmonary tuberculosis. There are multiple light areas (opacities) of varying size that run together (coalesce).

Detailed explanation-3: -What is a Routine Chest X-Ray Examination? A routine chest x-ray examination is one ordered without any firm specific medical indications and without a reasonable probability that pulmonary or cardiac disease is present which can be treated more effectively as a result of early detection.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are two kinds of tests used to detect TB bacteria in the body: the TB skin test (TST) and TB blood tests. A positive TB skin test or TB blood test only tells that a person has been infected with TB bacteria.