Clinician's Handbook of Preventive Services: Put Prevention Into PracticeDIANE Publishing, 1995 - 342 pages A practical & comprehensive reference on clinical preventive services -- screening tests for the early detection of disease, immunizations, prophylaxis & counseling. Consice discussions & strategies for brief, targeted preventive interventive actions in 60 short chapters. Excellent for the practicing clinician & a useful text for health professions students of all disciplines. Tables. Index. |
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Page 39
... Tuberculin testing should be performed on children and adoles- cents at high risk of disease . ATS and CDC have recommended that the frequency of testing be determined by the likelihood of exposure to infectious TB . Annual TB testing ...
... Tuberculin testing should be performed on children and adoles- cents at high risk of disease . ATS and CDC have recommended that the frequency of testing be determined by the likelihood of exposure to infectious TB . Annual TB testing ...
Page 40
... Mantoux test and without active disease should receive prophylaxis with isoniazid . Certain children with a negative Mantoux test should be considered for isoniazid prophylaxis : 1 ) newborn infants whose mothers have active TB ; 2 ...
... Mantoux test and without active disease should receive prophylaxis with isoniazid . Certain children with a negative Mantoux test should be considered for isoniazid prophylaxis : 1 ) newborn infants whose mothers have active TB ; 2 ...
Page 41
... Mantoux test , 0.1 mL of purified protein derivative ( PPD ) containing 5 tuberculin units should be used . PPD should be administered using a disposable tuberculin syringe to give an intradermal injection on the volar or dorsal surface ...
... Mantoux test , 0.1 mL of purified protein derivative ( PPD ) containing 5 tuberculin units should be used . PPD should be administered using a disposable tuberculin syringe to give an intradermal injection on the volar or dorsal surface ...
Page 42
... Mantoux tests should be considered to have true infection with M. tuber- culosis and given appropriate follow - up ... test should not be retested , because such testing has no diagnostic utility and may lead to adverse reactions . 8. Live - ...
... Mantoux tests should be considered to have true infection with M. tuber- culosis and given appropriate follow - up ... test should not be retested , because such testing has no diagnostic utility and may lead to adverse reactions . 8. Live - ...
Page 43
... testing is not required . Peripheral neuritis and convulsions due to ... Mantoux reactions , but this decreases with time and rarely causes reactions ... Test ; Facts About Tuberculosis . American Lung Association , 1740 Broadway ...
... testing is not required . Peripheral neuritis and convulsions due to ... Mantoux reactions , but this decreases with time and rarely causes reactions ... Test ; Facts About Tuberculosis . American Lung Association , 1740 Broadway ...
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