Question

Tuberculin skin test reactions are listed for various individuals.deter-mine if the individual’s test results are positive or negative, and indicate your answer in the space provided.
_____ a. 2 mm of induration; an individual who is caring for a parent with active TB _____ b. 7 mm of induration; a student attending college _____ c. 12 mm of induration; an individual who is 12% below ideal body weight _____ d. 8 mm of induration; an HIV-infected individual _____ e. Erythema that is 6 mm wide (no induration); an individual with rheumatoid arthritis on Enbrel _____ f. 16 mm of induration; a dietitian working in a nursing home _____ g. 12 mm of induration; an individual who recently traveled to Canada _____ h. 5 mm of induration; a child living with a parent who has active TB _____ i. 6 mm of induration; an individual with diabetes mellitus _____ j. 11 mm of induration; a recent immigrant from Africa _____ k. 9 mm of induration; an individual working in a home and garden center

Answer 1

In normal person tuberculin test is positive if it is more than 15.

In children morethan 10 and if a person is newly migrated to acountry then morethan 10 is considered as positive.immunosuppressed pateient like hiv normal range is below 5.

This result is given accordingly.

A.negative

B.negative.

C.positive

D.positive.

E.negative

F.positive

G.positive.

H.negative.

I.negative.

J.positive

K.negative