TYPES OF SPECIMEN Flashcards

1
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first early morning sample

A

SPUTUM

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2
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SPUTUM general considerations:

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rinse mouth prior to collection
deep cough specimens

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3
Q

SPUTUM Volume:

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5-10 mL

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4
Q

bronchial lavage, brushing, biopsies

A

BRONCHOSCOPY SPECIMENS

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5
Q

immediate transport and processing

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BRONCHOSCOPY SPECIMENS

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6
Q

Transport medium:

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1:10 proportion

✓TSB or TSA (biphasic agar or broth)
✓BHI transport medium
✓Septicheck
✓Thioglycolate broth

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7
Q

BLOOD AND BONE MARROW Volume:

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10 mL

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8
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Lysis-centrifugation system (Isolator)

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BLOOD AND BONE MARROW

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9
Q

containers must be leak proof and lab manipulations should be done under a hood

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CEREBROSPINAL (CSF)

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10
Q

DO NOT refrigerate

A

CEREBROSPINAL (CSF)

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11
Q

For suspected Cryptococcus, Coccidioides infections

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CEREBROSPINAL (CSF)

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12
Q

Sterilized area with 70% alcohol or sterile water

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DERMATOLOGICAL SPX

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13
Q

Collect at the active border

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DERMATOLOGICAL SPX

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14
Q

clean with 70% alcohol

A

NAILS

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15
Q

: scrape the deeper portion

A

Dorsal plate

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16
Q

: scrape beneath the nail plate

A

Nail plate

17
Q

Whole nail or clippings

A

NAILS

18
Q

HAIR
Collect from:

A

✓Areas of sealing
✓Alopecia
✓Hair that fluoresce under Wood’s lamp (uses UV)

19
Q

undrained or unruptured abscess

A

EXUDATES AND PUS

20
Q

aspirate using sterile syringe, recap needle and transport to lab immediately

A

EXUDATES AND PUS

21
Q

failed aspiration, do skin biopsy

A

EXUDATES AND PUS

22
Q

first early morning

A

URINE

23
Q

transport and perform test ASAP within 2 hours

A

URINE

24
Q

3 glass container collection technique
✓empty bladder, discard urine
✓massage prostate and collect secretions
✓empty bladder and collect 5-10 mL urine

A

PROSTATIC SECRETIONS

25
Q

put in primary isolation broth immediately

A

VAGINAL SECRETIONS

26
Q

collect aseptically at the center and edge of the lesion

A

TISSUES

27
Q

place in between sterile gauze wet with sterile NSS

A

TISSUES

28
Q

refer to Ophthalmologist

A

EYE RELATED SPECIMEN

29
Q

submitted as:
✓Aspirate
✓Swabs

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EYE RELATED SPECIMEN