Specimen processing, stool ova and parasite identification, blood parasites, dimorphic and opportunistic fungi, and staining methods.
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40 basic cards for ASCP MLS/MLT Clinical Laboratory Science. It opens with "Within how long should a liquid stool specimen be examined for motile" and "Within how long should a soft, unformed stool specimen be examined for O&P?". More Healthcare and Nursing decks are listed below.
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- Within how long should a liquid stool specimen be examined for motile trophozoites?
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About 30 minutes after passage- Within how long should a soft, unformed stool specimen be examined for O&P?
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About 1 hour after passage- Which stool preservative is required to make a permanent trichrome-stained smear?
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Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)- Which stool preservative is used for concentration procedures and wet mounts?
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10% formalin- What concentration technique using ethyl acetate largely replaced the older formalin-ether method?
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Formalin-ethyl acetate sedimentation- What is a known drawback of zinc sulfate flotation concentration for operculated eggs?
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The high specific gravity solution can collapse or distort them- What is the main purpose of a thick blood film in malaria diagnosis?
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To screen for the presence of parasites, since more blood is examined per field- What is the main purpose of a thin blood film in malaria diagnosis?
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To identify the parasite species by preserved red cell and parasite morphology- Why is fresh capillary (fingerstick) blood often preferred over EDTA blood for malaria smears?
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Prolonged EDTA exposure can distort parasite and red cell morphology, including stippling- What time of day is best for drawing blood to detect Wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae?
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At night, when microfilaremia peaks- What is the maximum number of nuclei seen in a mature Entamoeba histolytica cyst?
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Four nuclei- What is the maximum number of nuclei seen in a mature Entamoeba coli cyst?
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Eight nuclei- What motility pattern is characteristic of Giardia lamblia trophozoites?
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A tumbling "falling leaf" motility- How many nuclei does a mature Giardia lamblia cyst contain?
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Four nuclei- Besides nuclei, what internal structures help identify a Giardia lamblia cyst?
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Longitudinal fibrils (axonemes) and curved median bodies
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