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If the tuberculosis is suspected, what tests will the doctor do? What are the similarities between tuberculosis and which diseases? |
(1) Imaging examination X-ray examination, such as chest X-ray, chest CT, MRI, etc.;
(2) Bacteriological examination The detection of tuberculosis by sputum or lung tissue lesions is the gold standard for the diagnosis of tuberculosis. The main methods are:
- Sputum inspection;
- Detection of drug sensitivity of tuberculosis;
- Serum anti-tuberculosis antibody test;
- Tuberculin test (testing the human body's response to tuberculosis using a skin-like test);
- Bronchoscopy (with a tubularoscope into the trachea for inspection);
- Puncture biopsy technique (taking a small amount of lung tissue and directly detecting the bacteria in it, the diagnosis is significant, but it is harmful).