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Turboculosis Test (spell check)

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Z_rob
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So i am getting a job at a retirement home and i am required to take a Turboculosis test (TB Test) where they prick your skin and i think draw blood im not 100% sure.

anyways i smoke marijuana quite frequently and i was wondering if when they checked the samples for TB would marijuana show up anywhere in the results or do you think im good?

sparknotes: Taking a TB test wondering if marijuana might show up in the results
Mar 4 2009 2:42PM
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kepler.
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Don't quote me on this, but since the rest of NS likes giving their opinions on things they are mildly knowledgeable on, I'll do the same.

I'm pretty sure that it won't show up. Blood is circulated pretty often in your body and filtered many many times. So even if mary jane did get in your bloodstream, I'm thinking it stays more in your fatty cells, it is more than likely filtered out within a few hours after consumption. Just like alcohol.

Also, I think the doctor shouldn't be able to release any health information, other than that you do/do not have TB.

All in all I think you should be good to go.
Mar 4 2009 2:50PM
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GhostfaceKillah
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blood tests (drug tests especially) are expensive, I doubt they would test for TB and THC... besides they can't administer a drug test without you knowing... I wouldn't sweat it.
Mar 4 2009 2:53PM
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Diran
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Actually THC can stay in your system for anywhere from like 3 days to over a month, it depends on a bunch of things like weight, age, how often you smoke and other shit, but I don't think the doctor is gona be looking for it anyway on a TB test, since TB is a bacterial infection the doctor is gona be looking for the bacteria that cause the disease so you should be fine.
Mar 4 2009 2:55PM
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Loges
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thc won't show up. thats a completely other test they'd have to do.
Mar 4 2009 2:56PM
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dmc12380
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they dont draw blood for TB test, aleast for the ones ive gotten, and ive had quite a few.

they inject a fluid type shit just under the skin on the bottom of your forearm, there will be a bump for a few hours or day. then you wait a week or 2, i forgot, and go back to the doctor and if there is still a swollen bump then that means your positive.
Mar 4 2009 2:57PM
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user098123
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Ya this is what they do. They inject you with something that gives you a rash if you have TB antibodies in your blood. They then make the assumption you may have had TB because your body has TB antibodies. There is nothing to do with drawing blood and they won't be testing you for THC at all.
Mar 4 2009 3:06PM
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d-mold
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Exactly,
They will circle the bump with a pen and if it's bigger after 2-3 days, then it means you've probably been exposed to someone who had tuberculosis. English is not my language of birth so it's hard for me to explain the procedure but there is a great article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantoux_test
I already been tested for tuberculosis (being a nurse you have to go through these tests) and it's no big deal. And no you wont be tested for drugs. They would have to ask you before, anyway.
Mar 4 2009 3:10PM
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gbirrd
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yea ur in the clear dont worry
Mar 4 2009 3:21PM
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mr.rise
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hes right.
I had a tuberculosis test half a year ago, and this is how it is.
i kinda freaked me out a bit cause i kept looking at the place they pricked all the time, so i thought it was getting bigger but luckely it wasnt haha
Mar 4 2009 6:17PM
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inactive
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this should post of every thread should be this
Mar 4 2009 6:42PM
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user098123
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It doesn't get "bigger", the spot should gradually shrink over a couple of hours as your body absorbs the protein. If you have a positive test result you will develop a rash, not an increase in the size of the thing.
Mar 4 2009 6:44PM
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Billek
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I give blood and have legit medical blood tests done and it does not show up.  You only have to worry if it is a drug test because that's when they test for drugs.

I have also had 2 TB tests.

They don't draw blood on a TB test so like they ^ said, you will be fine.


Mar 4 2009 6:47PM
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d-mold
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Yea, I wasnt clear on that one. They circle the rash or "redness", not the bump.
Mar 5 2009 10:03AM
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SHastatahoe
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For a TB test, they are testing your blood serum, or antibody titer.

They are checking to see if your body has mounted an immune response sepecific towards TB, which would signify that you have come in contact, or are TB positive. 

They are just going to inject you with little bits of TB and see if you react. 
Mar 5 2009 1:58PM
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