Fecal Analysis

Question 1

Fecal sample should be fresh and picked up with in how many hours of excretion?

Answer 1

1-2 hours

Question 2

If sample is collected but not being tested immediately it can be stored

Answer 2

In the refrigerator

Question 3

If a sample is not available we can manually get one from the rectum with what instrument?

Answer 3

Fecal Loop

Question 4

A minimum of how many grams of feces should be collected in order to properly complete all fecal testing methods/diagnostics?

Answer 4

5g

Question 5

All patient samples should be stored in an air tight container with what information?

Answer 5

Patient name, owners last name and date

Question 6

Fecal samples may contain zoonotic pathogens it is important to

Answer 6

Wear gloves, wash your hands immediately after handling samples and never eat, drink or apply cosmetics in the lab area

Question 7

A Gross exam is performed by

Answer 7

A visual exam

Question 8

A Direct smear uses a tiny amount of fresh feces and saline to detect what

Answer 8

Protozoans

Question 9

The most common method of fecal analysis in veterinary practices is

Answer 9

Standard flotation

Question 10

Quantitative tests are used to determine the amount of parasite eggs per gram of feces and is usually performed by

Answer 10

An outside commercial lab

Question 11

During a gross exam the most common diagnosed parasite diagnosed is the

Answer 11

Tapeworm segment

Question 12

During a gross exam we are looking for

Answer 12

Parasites, consistency, color, blood and mucus

Question 13

The systematic approach we use to assure that the entire slide is examined is the

Answer 13

Battlement Method

Question 14

A fecal smear should be:

Answer 14

Thin

Question 15

Eggs of __________ are rarely recovered with standard flotation due to the high specific gravity of the eggs.

Answer 15

Flukes

Question 16

Which technique is usually used to recover larval parasite stages?

Answer 16

Baermann technique

Question 17

What objective on the microscope is used to view eggs of most parasitic worms?

Answer 17

10x

Question 18

Which fecal analysis technique is most likely to present this parasite? (clear ish yellow and kinda like jellyfish)

Answer 18

Direct smear

Question 19

An object that is not a parasite but one that can be mistaken for one; an example would be pollen grain because it is similar in shape, size and color.

Answer 19

Pseudoparasite

Question 20

The most common fecal flotation solution is

Answer 20

Sodium nitrate solution

Question 21

What solution is most ideal for a direct fecal smear?

Answer 21

Saline

Question 22

If left too long on a slide, fecasol will ____.

Answer 22

crystalize

Question 23

Sheather’s solution is composed of ____.

Answer 23

Sugar

Question 24

Why must fecal floatation solutions be heavier and/or more dense than the ova?

Answer 24

so the ova float

Question 25

The stool sample A is an example of ________, while sample B is _________ (PLEASE READ ANSWERS CAREFULLY) (A: black blob, B: red yellow blob)

Answer 25

melena, hematochezia

Question 26

During your microscoping fecal analysis, you come across this. What did you find? (honey comb)

Answer 26

plant matter