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P.T.B RIGHT OF UNDETERMINED ACTIVITY CLINICAL AND BACTERIOLOGIC CORRELATION IS SUGGESTED, What Does It Mean ?
hi, my girl friend chest x-ray ILL defined densities are see in the right upper lungfield, impression is P.T.B RIGHT OF UNDETERMINED ACTIVITY CLINICAL AND BACTERIOLOGIC CORRELATION IS SUGGESTED what does it means?? we also go to clinic, and the doctor give her 4 kinds of different tablet, rifampicin 450 mg 1X/day 7am, pyrazinamide 500 mg 3X/day 8am 2pm 8pm, isoniazid 300 mg 1X/day 8am and Ethambutol 400 mg 2X/day 8am,8pm and vitamin B complex with out sputum smear test. . what should we do?? im just confused. she already taking the medicines for 5 days. . and the weight of my girlfriend is only 48 kg. . thank you, hoping for ur responce. . gob bless
Wed, 24 Apr 2013
Hi Ding,
Thanks for visiting HCM.
PTB means pulmonary tuberculosis. Undetermined activity on chest x-ray means it is doubtful whether disease activity is going on or it's just a shadow of healed lesion. Clinical correlation means looking for the symptoms in the patient like cough of any type, bloody sputum, loss of weight, evening rise of temperature, night sweats etc. Bacterial correlation means demonstrating bacteria on sputum microscopy.
Usually the right upper lung field lesions are due to tuberculosis. You may go for sputum microscopy at any designated microscopy centre free of cost.
Your doctor has started the treatment empirically and the effect can be noticed after 15 days or 1 months of treatment as increased body weight, improvement in symptoms, xray resolution of the lesion etc..
Don't be panic, continue the treatment. At the same time you can go for sputum for microscopy for bacterial confirmation.
Best wishes
Thanks for visiting HCM.
PTB means pulmonary tuberculosis. Undetermined activity on chest x-ray means it is doubtful whether disease activity is going on or it's just a shadow of healed lesion. Clinical correlation means looking for the symptoms in the patient like cough of any type, bloody sputum, loss of weight, evening rise of temperature, night sweats etc. Bacterial correlation means demonstrating bacteria on sputum microscopy.
Usually the right upper lung field lesions are due to tuberculosis. You may go for sputum microscopy at any designated microscopy centre free of cost.
Your doctor has started the treatment empirically and the effect can be noticed after 15 days or 1 months of treatment as increased body weight, improvement in symptoms, xray resolution of the lesion etc..
Don't be panic, continue the treatment. At the same time you can go for sputum for microscopy for bacterial confirmation.
Best wishes
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Welcome to HealthcareMagic.
The x Ray report reads as your girlfriend has an infection with Tuberculosis.It is called Pulmonary Tuberculosis.(PTB).It is a very common condition in developing countries.
The drugs mentioned are Antitubercular treatment.As you have already started taking them , you should not stop them till the complete course is done.The protocol calls for sputum smear test as compulsion for diagnosis.But the choice depends on the experience and confidence of the physician , normally.
So , i advise you to continue the drugs and get a sputum AFB test done.
Take care.
Welcome to HealthcareMagic.
The x Ray report reads as your girlfriend has an infection with Tuberculosis.It is called Pulmonary Tuberculosis.(PTB).It is a very common condition in developing countries.
The drugs mentioned are Antitubercular treatment.As you have already started taking them , you should not stop them till the complete course is done.The protocol calls for sputum smear test as compulsion for diagnosis.But the choice depends on the experience and confidence of the physician , normally.
So , i advise you to continue the drugs and get a sputum AFB test done.
Take care.
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