Artifacts and Confusers (parasite) Flashcards

1
Q

Air bubbles

A

Red cells

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2
Q

WBCs/ Polymorphonuclear cells

A

Amoebic cysts (E. histolytica)

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3
Q

Macrophages/ mononuclear WBCs (trichrome stained stool smear)

A

Amoebic (E. histolytica) trophozoites

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4
Q

Starch granules

A

E. hartmanni cysts

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5
Q

Pollen

A

Taenia spp eggs

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6
Q

Plant cell

A

Helminth eggs

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7
Q

Vegetable cells

A

Eggs of helminths (Ascaris)

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8
Q

Plant material

A

Hookworm egg
Helminth egg (A. lumbricoides)

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9
Q

Vegetable spirals

A

Helminth larvae

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10
Q

Plant hair

A

Helminth larvae
Hookworm/ S. larvae

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11
Q

Charcot-leyden crystals

A

larvae of the parasite

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12
Q

Muscle fiber

A

Proglottid (Dipylidium canicum)

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13
Q

Fungal spores

A

Protozoan cysts

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14
Q

Fungal element (Acid-fast stained stool)

A

Oocysts of Cryptosporidium

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15
Q

Fungal spore (Acid fast stained stool)

A

Oocysts of Cyclospora spp.

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16
Q

Budding yeast

A

Helminth eggs
Protozoan cysts

17
Q

Yeast (acid fast stained stool)

A

Oocysts of Cryptosporidium

18
Q

Epithelial cells

A

Amebic trophozoites

19
Q

EC trichrome stained stool smear

A

Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites

20
Q

Mite egg

A

Hookworm eggs

21
Q

Unidentified obj.

A

Diatoms

22
Q

Aquatic larvae of flies

A

Parasitic worms

23
Q

Earthworms

A

Parasitic helminths

24
Q

Fused platelets

A

Malarial parasite

25
Q

Stain ppt.

A

Malarial parasite

26
Q

Red cell abnormalities

A

Malarial

27
Q

Platelet

A

Trypanosoma cruzi

28
Q

Fungal obj

A

Amastigotes of leishmania

29
Q

Fungal spore

A

Microfilariae

30
Q

Seed (intestinal biopsy)

A

Intestinal trematodes
Balantidium coli

31
Q

Yeast (Giemsa stained)

A

Leishmania
Trypanosoma cruzi

32
Q

Nucleated RBC

A

Plasmodium spp.

33
Q

Platelet

A. Thin smear
B. Thick smear

A

A. Trypanosoma cruzi
B. Trypanosoma spp.