Artifacts and Confusers (parasite) Flashcards
1
Q
Air bubbles
A
Red cells
2
Q
WBCs/ Polymorphonuclear cells
A
Amoebic cysts (E. histolytica)
3
Q
Macrophages/ mononuclear WBCs (trichrome stained stool smear)
A
Amoebic (E. histolytica) trophozoites
4
Q
Starch granules
A
E. hartmanni cysts
5
Q
Pollen
A
Taenia spp eggs
6
Q
Plant cell
A
Helminth eggs
7
Q
Vegetable cells
A
Eggs of helminths (Ascaris)
8
Q
Plant material
A
Hookworm egg
Helminth egg (A. lumbricoides)
9
Q
Vegetable spirals
A
Helminth larvae
10
Q
Plant hair
A
Helminth larvae
Hookworm/ S. larvae
11
Q
Charcot-leyden crystals
A
larvae of the parasite
12
Q
Muscle fiber
A
Proglottid (Dipylidium canicum)
13
Q
Fungal spores
A
Protozoan cysts
14
Q
Fungal element (Acid-fast stained stool)
A
Oocysts of Cryptosporidium
15
Q
Fungal spore (Acid fast stained stool)
A
Oocysts of Cyclospora spp.