Upcoming resident, Suspecting Tuberculosis - idea

[ArchivalUser]

Idea,
Focus on you, do not worry what the hotmail79 or 69 is saying bc if she or he was in your shoes,sh e/je will be worrying about residency. People are so miserable that they didn't get residency and it is easy to criticize.....just following the guidelines and they will do pre-employment check anyway....GL,
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[ArchivalUser]

can you let me know details of your prgram..with tb you are threat for this year...brother I can take your position and then you can join again next year?..do you think it is ok?

[ArchivalUser]

Wait, calm down let's do it step by step. First let's see if you're PPD positive
This is the protocol:

PPD- / repeat PPD if negative again, no treatment
PPD+/CXR- INH + B6 for 9 months
PPD+/CXR+ TB treatment

Active TB might bring some trouble. But you'll be non-infectious after 2 weeks of starting treatment. And I hope the doctors in your program know about it because I've noticed that many of them are not familiar with TB.

Academically, you can start your residency after 2 weeks of treatment but first let's see if your CXR comes back positive. Keep us posted if you can. Best of luck.