Does smoking weed have anything to do with a tuberculosis test?
so im takin a tb test and i smoked bout a month ago ( weed ) would it intervene my results? or would the doctor find out i smoked? im really. worried... im a student and i dont wanna get caught.. i only smoked once btw
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1 :
Nope. You're fine, it has no effect.
2 :
No that test has absolutely nothing to do with it. Besides... They have to tell you when your taking a drug test
3 :
your doctor won't arrest you if he finds out you smoked... I had to admit to my doctor that I did in order for him to treat me and he just said "ok"...
4 :
if you smoked a month ago you don't have anything to worry about already, but with a tb no they can not trace thc through tb just through a blood test if they are looking for weed, hair follicle, or piss test
5 :
I can't see how smoking weed would affect a TB test. The test is called a tine test and as I remember the skin on your wrist is pricked and you return a few days later and they check if a patch has formed where they pricked the skin. If a circular patch has formed it means you have been exposed to TB and you have to take several different medicines for six months. Smoking anything would not affect this test.
6 :
nope, they don't take any blood for a TB test. instead they inject some of the "dead" virus under the skin of your wrist. if you've been exposed to TB or have it, the "dead" virus will cause a reaction with the antibodies you already have in your blood, causing a bubble/lump to form there. they inject you and send you home, and have you come back about 3 days later to check for the bump.
7 :
No, they are not related. A TB Test is usually a patch test. They scrape your arm, and insert some dead TB cells. If you have either had TB or have been exposed to TB, your arm will have a reaction (swelling, tenderness, etc.) because you will have anti-bodies for TB, and they will react negatively to the TB cells. If you have a positive patch test, then they will X-ray your lungs, and make sure you don't have any TB lesions in your lungs (TB looks very distinctive when it's in your lungs). Since the X-rays are expensive, they are generally only given to those who have a positive patch test. The radiologist is only looking for one thing--TB--so they aren't looking for other things when they do the X-Ray. There are other things which can turn up, like some cancerous lesions, but the stuff which will turn up on the X-Ray will not violate your privacy as far as smoking, or smoking weed. So no worries. They are only looking for TB, and the tests aren't going to turn up other things--if it should turn up something else, like a lesion which is not TB, then it's actually a good thing, as it can help save your life. But it's not going to turn up a little sign saying, "I smoked weed a month ago!" Take care
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