A nurse in a clinic is collecting a history from a client whoreports that a member of his family just received a diagnosis ofpulmonary tuberculosis. The nurse should expect that the providerwill prescribe which of the following diagnostic tests first?

A.)

Sputum culture for acid-fast bacillus (AFB)

B.)

Nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT)

C.)

CT scan

D.)

Chest x-ray

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