Kailangan pa ba mag chest CT scan, kapag positive TB sa X-ray?

anonymous
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KAILANGAN PA PO BA AKO MAG PA CHEST CT SCAN? Normal po ang x-ray ko pero nag positive po ang Tuberculosis skin test ko at 13 mm po sya kalaki.

Ano po ba dapat kong gawin doc? Thanks

 

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Stephanie Bongcaron
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Importante po na ma CT scan ang inyong baga para makita po ng doctor kung saang parte ang mga lesions, swelling lymph nodes, o komplikasyon sa inyong lungs. Ito ay nakakatulong para mabisang magamot ang inyong kondisyon.
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