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A Patient with a Chronic Productive Cough and Weight Loss

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A patient with a chronic productive cough and weight loss is receiving a TB skin test and asks the nurse the reason for the test.Which response should the nurse give?


A) "The skin test will determine if you have a TB infection."
B) "The skin test will indicate whether you have active TB."
C) "The skin test is used to decide which antibiotic therapy will work best."
D) "The skin test is done before notification of the public health department."

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