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What is the safest key in the laboratory?

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Practice preventive measures

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What is Practice Standard Precautions

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We have to be careful with all the biological specimens in the laboratory

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Examples of Standard Precautions

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Handwashing, Usage of PPE

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What are the potential risk in the laboratory

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  1. Ingestion of Eggs/Ova
  2. Skin Penetration of Infective Larva
  3. Infection of non parasitic agent
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What are the Basic Laboratory Rules

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  • Keep the work areas uncluttered
  • Wash your hands with soap and water BEFORE ENTERING AND AFTER LEAVING THE LABORATORY
  • Always wear your laboratory coat
  • Always wear gloves
  • Use proper shoes
  • Handle toxic substances under a safety hood
  • Labell all preparations and samples to be analyzed
  • Dispose of all waste appropriately and safely
  • Clean and disinfect the work area
  • Do not take out the laboratory notepad and other things inside because they are potentially contaminated
  • Do not store food and/or drinks
  • Do not eat and/or drink
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LABORATORY SAFETY: FIXED STOOL SPECIMEN

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Fixed - means it killed all the infectious agent
but some parasites even formalinized may still be infectious

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What to do when there is still a presence of Ascaris Egg to Fixed Stool Specimen

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Heat the formalin to kill the ascaris egg

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Plasmodium Species

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causative agent of malaria

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Wuchureria

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Causative agent of Filariasis

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Babesia

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Causative agent of Babesiosis

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When shoulld blood be collected

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Before treatment is initiated

treatment can give u false negative result

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T/F when malaria and babesiosis are suspected, blood smears should be examined without delay

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True

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T/F Multiple blood smears might be needed

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True - parasitimua (blood in parasite) can fluctuate

multiple blood smears from different time periods

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The microfilariae is found at night time, and
this is seen in Wuchereria. What periodicity is being described

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Nocturnal Periodicity

10 pm - 2 am

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This is a microfilariae is found at day time, and an example is the Loa Loa. What periodicity is being described?

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Diurnal Periodicty

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Where is fecal specimen best collected

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Clean, wide-mouthed containers

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Why should wide-mouthed containers

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To easily collect the stool specimen

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What is the proper collection of fecal specimen

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  • do not get the specimen coming from the bowl it might be contaminated - there might be freeliving specimen that might be mistaken as a parasite
  • DEFACATE ON A CARDBOARD THEN USE THE SCOOP
  • Direct collection is also acceptable but not recommended
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What are the necessary information to be submitted in a fecal specimen

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  • Patient’s name
  • Age
  • Sex
  • Date/Time of collection
  • Requesting Physician
  • Requested Procedure
  • Presumptive diagnosis
  • Prior infection
  • Travel history
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In a fecal specimen where should the label be placed

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On the body, not the cap

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T/F Intake of antacids, anti-diarrheals, barium, bismuth, laxatives may cause a formation of CRYSTALLINE RESIDUE

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True

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If a patient has taken antacids, anti-diarrheals, barium, bismuth, laxatives how many days should the patient wait before submitting the specimen

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one week after their last drug intake

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What residue might be form in the intake of antacids, anti-diarrheals, barium, bismuth, laxatives

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crystalline resiudue

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Intake of Antibiotics

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decreases the number of protozoans

it can be positive / negative depending on the time

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What is the best time to collect specimen
Before the patient intakes drugs and antibiotics
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Amount of stool to be collected
Dictated by the techniques that will be used
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Amount of stool to be collected for routine examination
thumb of an average person
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Amount of stool to be collected for watery stool
5-6 tablespoon worth
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What to use collecting water stool specimen
Clean ice cream bowl
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Processing water stool specimen
Within **30 minutes**, must be processed immediately
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Why should water stool specimen to be processed within 30 minutes
they must be processed immediately and this is because it might contain **PROTOZOAN TROPHOZOITES**
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Why must contamination with toilet water, urine, or soil must be prevented?
* Can destroy protozoan trophozoites * May contain free-living organisms that would complicate diagnosis of infections
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Why must watery specimen be processed within 30 minutes
may contain protozoan trophozoites that may die 30 minutes to 1 hour after passage
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What if there is a delay in specimen examination
Preservative must be added
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T/F Trophozoites are killed by refrigeration
True
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T/F Protozoans trophoized are usually isolated in water specimen
True
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What refrigerator temperature is acceptable
3 - 5 C*
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T/F Helminth eggs and protozoan cyst are usally damaged in regfrigerator
False - they are usually not damaged
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T/F Freezing stool sample may cause drying and destruction of protozoan parasites
True
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T/F The longer we put the specimen in the refrigerator the longer it will dry
True
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When putting the specimen in the refrigerator what must be added?
Stool Preservatives
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A stool preservative that is an all-purpose fixative and most commonly used
Formalin
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T/F Protozoans are inadequately preserved in Formalin
True
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T/F 5% concentration is recommendd for helminth eggs and larvae
False - 5% concentration is for protozoan cyst
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T/F 10% Concentration is recommended for protozoan cyst
False - 10% concentration is recommended for helminth eggs and larvae
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What buffer is used with formalin to preserve the morphological characteristics of organisms
Sodium Phosphate
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T/F - Preserved stool can be concentrated using formalin-ether/ethyl acetate concentration technique
True
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What is the advantage of FECT
easy to prepare; long shelf life; easily preserves the cysts, eggs, and larvae
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What is the disadvantage of FECT
**never used for permanent staining; protozoan trophozoites are not fixed or preserved completely (reason why they get destroyed)**
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What is the best preservative used to preserve fresh stool in the peparation for staining the stool smears
Schaudinn's Solution - contains mercuric chloride
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Advantage of Mercuric Chloride
Used for permanent staining; excellent for preserving the morphology of protozoan cysts and trophozoite
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Disadvantage of Mercuric Chloride
Highly toxic to humans; problems of mercury disposal may arise
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What acts as an adhesive and a partner of Schaudinn's Solution
Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA)
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A plastic resin to adhere stool sample onto a slide
Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA)
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Advantage of PVA
elated to the preservation of protozoan cysts and trophozoites for permanent staining
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Disadvantage of PVA
associated with toxicity because of the use of mercuric chloride
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What is a substitute for Schaudinn’s solution
Merthiolate-Iodine-Formalin (MIF)
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Staining components of MIF
Merthiolate and Iodine
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Other term for Merthiolate
Thimerosal
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In MIF what acts as a preservative
Formalin
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T/F MIF yields lower or unsatisfactory result
True
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aside from MIF this is also a substitude for Schaudinn’s Solution
Sodium Acetate-Acetic Acid Formaline (SAF)
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Advantage of Sodium Acetate-Acetic Acid Formalin (SAF)
Not containing mercuric chloride
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A liquid fixative with a long shelf-life
Sodium Acetate-Acetic Acid Formalin (SAF)
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Disadvantage of SAF
not as sharp after staining compared with those fixed with PVA or Schaudinn’s solution
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T/F Some containers already contain preservatives that are readily available in the market
True
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PROPER DISPOSAL OF FRESH STOOL SAMPLE
Blood specimens are always soaked first in a **1:10 hypochlorite solution**
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T/F Decontaminate/Disinfect the blood before discarding
True
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T/F yellow waste container is used for anatomical waste (e.g. hand, organs, tissues).
False - red waste container
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T/F Red waste container is used for swabs, dressings, aprons, pads, and nappies.
False - Yellow waste container

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