Sample Collection, Handling, Preservation, and Transport Flashcards
(50 cards)
Most commonly submitted sample for parasite examinations
STOOL
The most common procedure performed in area of parasitology
Examination of a stool specimen for ova and parasites (O&P)
test for ova fecalysis is always ______
stool sample
Fecal specimens should be collected in
clean, wide mouthed/watertight containers with tight-fitting
lids, waxed cardboard box (1/2 pint) or matchbox.
_______ should not be allowed to contaminate the stool specimen
Urine
Container used on basic fecalysis
Clean Container
Container used on stool culture
Sterile Container
Stool ___ be retrieved from toilet bowl water
because
Should not
The typical stool collection protocol consists of _
specimens.
3
one specimen collected every other day or a total of _ collected in _ days
3;10
Other name for protozoan infection (severe diarrhea)
Amebiasis
Stool samples from patients whose therapy includes barium, bismuth or mineral oil should be collected
prior to therapy or not until 5-7 days
What element is taken for diarrhea
Bismuth
Collection of specimens from patients who have taken antibiotics or antimalarial medications should be delayed for _ weeks
2
Patients who have been treated for protozoan infections are typically checked __ weeks after therapy.
3-4
A patient treated for helminth infection may be checked ___ weeks post therapy
1-2
Taenia may be delayed for ___ weeks post therapy
5-6
Routine stool examination requires a ____ sized/marble stool
Thumb
formed stool or about ___
tablespoons (__ mL) of watery/diarrheic stool.
5-6;10
Liquid specimens be examined within ___
30 minutes
semi- formed specimens should be examined within ___ of passage
1 hour
If a number of specimens are received at the same time, pick out the_____ stools
liquid;watery
____ in soft or watery stools may possibly yield the presence of trophozoites
Blood and mucus
By gross examination, tapeworm ____ and
adult nematodes may be found on the stool sample
proglattids
