PPD test for k2

[meljesca 0]

is it possible to have an x-ray shot for a 1 year and 4 months baby if his PPD skin test turns out positive? how will they do xray shot for a 1 year and 4 months old?

[warwick8 0]

they can take xrays even if the person is a newborn. They just make the babies lie down instead of standing up cuz obviously, they can't yet. The PPD test will not be a reliable indicator for TB infection in kids esp if they had been given the BCG vaccine.

[dbears 1]

is it possible to have an x-ray shot for a 1 year and 4 months baby if his PPD skin test turns out positive? how will they do xray shot for a 1 year and 4 months old?

Please try checking the links below and hope this will at least help ease your mind about your baby's possible chest xray. These are discussion boards about chest xrays on babies:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qi...06091814AA2XPAm

http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/archiv...p/t-163523.html

Good luck and God bless always.

[chris-lei 1]

Yeah, they can do xrays on patients of all ages. They will get a supine film of your baby's chest/lungs. PPD is not a confirmatory test for primary pulmonary Tb as well as the chest xray. Your baby needs to satisfy a criteria before he/she can be labeled as a Tb disease.

The criteria include signs and symptoms and few age related laboatories such as chest xray and PPD skin tests.

Edited August 19, 2008 by chris-lei

[meljesca 0]

is it possible to have an x-ray shot for a 1 year and 4 months baby if his PPD skin test turns out positive? how will they do xray shot for a 1 year and 4 months old?

Please try checking the links below and hope this will at least help ease your mind about your baby's possible chest xray. These are discussion boards about chest xrays on babies:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qi...06091814AA2XPAm

http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/archiv...p/t-163523.html

Good luck and God bless always.

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[meljesca 0]

Yeah, they can do xrays on patients of all ages. They will get a supine film of your baby's chest/lungs. PPD is not a confirmatory test for primary pulmonary Tb as well as the chest xray. Your baby needs to satisfy a criteria before he/she can be labeled as a Tb disease.

The criteria include signs and symptoms and few age related laboatories such as chest xray and PPD skin tests.

Thank you so much for all the info's.tc and God bless u all