I am having trouble with the tb skin test. I have trouble getting my bleb to form. It will form at first then it disappears. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

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I think it sounds like you are doing it correctly. The bleb should form, then absorb after. The site is checked after the designated time for a reaction.

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Are you practicing on hot dogs?

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LOL @ Rena.....is that what they suggest?

Jenny

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I didn't mean to be funny this time! This is how we practiced intradermal injections in my school. We would get a 'wheal' that would last a few seconds and disappear. It must have been because of the hot dogs because when I did them on a real person, the wheal lasted long enough to let me know I did it right. This injection drove us all crazy in school.

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