Tuberculin Skin Testing Certificate

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Tuberculin Skin Testing Certificate

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Tuberculin Skin Testing Certificate Didactic Test

1. A TB skin test (TST) is administered:

A.  Intramuscularly C. Subcutaneously

B.  Intradermally D. By scratching the skin

2.  If a wheal of at least a 6mm does not appear when a TST is administered the correct thing to do is:

A. Immediately administer a second TST in a different location

B. Wait 48-72 hours and repeat the TST

C. Immediately administer a second TST in the same location

D. Do nothing as long as you are certain no TST solution leaked out of the site

3.  How long after the TST is placed should it be read?

A.  Immediately C. 48 to 72 hours

B.  24 hours if contact was recent D. 10 weeks after the last exposure

4.  When reading a TST, you measure:

A.  Erythema C. Erythema and Induration

B.  Induration

5.  When measuring a TST you measure:

A.  Across the arm (transverse) C. The largest measurement

B.  Down the arm (longitudinal) D. The smallest measurement

6. Which of the following can cause a false negative skin test reaction?

A. Blood pressure medication

B. Vaccination with BCG

C.  MMR vaccine in the past 2 weeks

D. Recent tattoo

7. A positive reaction to the TST most likely means:

A. The person is allergic to the PPD solution

B. The person is infected with the TB germ

C. The person has TB disease

8. Which induration size is considered a positive TST reaction for the following three populations:

  Children 5 years of age

  Foreign born persons (in U.S. < 5 years)

  Alcoholics

A. 5 or more millimeters

B. 10 or more millimeters
C. 2 or more millimeters

9. If a patient presents with a stated history of a prior positive TB skin test, you should:

A. Place another TST since documentation can’t be provided

B. Take their word for it and send them for a chest x-ray

C. Do nothing

D.  Start them on preventive therapy

10. Which example shows the correct way to document a

A. 0mm C. 00mm, Negative

B. 0cm, Negative D. 00cm, Negative

11. A TB test can determine if a person has active TB.

A. True

B. False