Tuberculosis Testing in Downtown Long Beach CA, Bixby Knolls Long Beach CA, and Paramount CA.
Reddy Urgent Care is a walk-in clinic providing TB (PPD) tests with chest x-ray services on-site. With TB testing services, you can regain control of your health. TB is a risky infectious disease and our comprehensive testing options help in detecting its presence. Trust our skilled staff to help you through the process and offer the attention you require. Schedule a TB test today to prioritize your health. For more information, contact us now. We have convenient locations to serve you.
Table of Contents:
What is a TB Test?
How does a TB Test work?
If I have latent tuberculosis? Do I need to be treated? How is it treated?
What do I need to tell the doctor before a TB test?
When applying to a school or taking a job in the healthcare industry, your employer or school may want to see the results of a TB Test. You may ask yourself “Where can I get a TB Test near me in Long Beach, CA & Huntington Beach, CA?” While many primary care doctors can give this test, their schedules may not be convenient for you. Fortunately the Reddy Urgent Care in Long Beach, CA & Huntington Beach, CA can administer this test with no appointment ever needed. You can depend on our board certified doctors to promptly serve you and give you accurate results.
A TB test (or Tuberculin Test) is given to check for tuberculosis. While this disease is common throughout the world, it is not very common in the United States. The disease affects the lungs and can be contagious through sneezing or coughing. To keep the rates of tuberculosis low in the United States, TB Tests are used to screen for this disease. What many people may not know, is that they could have tuberculosis and not even know it. Latent tuberculosis shows no symptoms what so ever, but it is also not contagious. However, there is a chance that those with latent tuberculosis could develop active tuberculosis if left untreated. While this chance is low, a TB Test will catch it and treatment can begin.
When seeing one of our doctors at Reddy Urgent Care, they will administer a TB Test, which is a skin test. TB Protein is put just under your skin on your inner forearm. If you have tuberculosis, then it will develop into a hard red bump. A positive result of this test develops over the course of 2 to 4 days, so you must come back to our center to have this test read. There is no additional charge to have a TB test read by our doctors. This test does not tell the difference between active tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis. Positive test results do require additional testing to determine the best treatment.
Absolutely! Doctors aggressively treat latent tuberculosis, so it doesn’t develop into active tuberculosis. This disease is treated with antibiotics, depending on the strain you are carrying. All of this is determined through additional testing.
There are a few things our doctors must know before administering a TB Skin test at Reddy Urgent Care. First and foremost, they need to know if you’ve already received a recent TB Skin Test or a TB Vaccine. These will both produce false positives. You should also tell your doctor if your skin currently has a rash or if you’ve had severe reactions to TB tests in the past. If your immune system is weakened due to medication or HIV, this is also vital to know. You should also inform our doctor if you’ve had any tuberculous related symptoms such as unexplained weight loss, night sweats, or a persistent cough. Finally, please let our providers know if you’ve recently been exposed to someone with TB or have traveled from a country that has high rates of this disease.
Reddy Urgent Care accepts most major insurances. Visit our insurance page to see a list of carriers we currently work with. Don’t see your company listed? Call Now our friendly staff today and we’ll research what options are available. Are you uninsured? Ask about our self-pay rates.
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