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Title: A patient receives a Mantoux tuberculin skin test as part of screening for a new job. The test is ...
Post by: Derricajones on Jan 25, 2018
A patient receives a Mantoux tuberculin skin test as part of screening for a new job. The test is administered on a Friday, and the patient returns to the clinic the following Wednesday.
 
  The primary care nurse practitioner (NP) notes a 3-mm area of induration. The patient has no risk factors for tuberculosis (TB). The NP should: a. repeat the test.
  b. record the test as positive.
  c. record the test as negative.
  d. ask about previous TB exposure.


Title: A patient receives a Mantoux tuberculin skin test as part of screening for a new job. The test is ...
Post by: sammenn28 on Jan 25, 2018
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