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The nurse at a public health clinic is working with some students on rotation through the clinic. The nurse asks the students, How is a definitive diagnosis of tuberculosis made?
 
  The students would be correct to respond that a definitive diagnosis of tuberculosis is made by which of the following means? (Select all that apply.)
  a. Tuberculin skin testing
  b. Chest radiographs (x-ray films)
  c. Microscopic examination of sputum
  d. Chronic cough
  e. Night sweats
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ANS: B, C
Definitive diagnosis of TB is made by chest radiographs and microscopic examination of the sputum.
TB skin testing, a chronic cough, and night sweats are not definitive and may not even be related to TB.
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