Can a TB Test Detect Latent Tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially serious infectious disease. That mainly affects the lungs. It lingers in the air when someone coughs or sneezes after becoming infected. Active TB has symptoms and can spread to others, but latent TB is a symptomless, hidden form of the disease. A person infected with latent TB does not feel sick, and may […]
EKG vs. ECG: What’s the Difference?
If you have heard the terms EKG and ECG used interchangeably in discussions of heart tests, you might have wondered — what’s the difference? Are they two distinct procedures, or just different names for the same thing? The quick take: EKG and ECG are the same test. The name is the only major difference. This article explains why the […]