Artifacts and Confusers (parasite) Flashcards by A A

Q

Air bubbles

A

Red cells

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WBCs/ Polymorphonuclear cells

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Amoebic cysts (E. histolytica)

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Macrophages/ mononuclear WBCs (trichrome stained stool smear)

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Amoebic (E. histolytica) trophozoites

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Starch granules

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E. hartmanni cysts

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Pollen

A

Taenia spp eggs

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Plant cell

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Helminth eggs

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Vegetable cells

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Eggs of helminths (Ascaris)

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Q

Plant material

A

Hookworm egg
Helminth egg (A. lumbricoides)

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Q

Vegetable spirals

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Helminth larvae

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Q

Plant hair

A

Helminth larvae
Hookworm/ S. larvae

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Charcot-leyden crystals

A

larvae of the parasite

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Q

Muscle fiber

A

Proglottid (Dipylidium canicum)

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Fungal spores

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Protozoan cysts

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Fungal element (Acid-fast stained stool)

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Oocysts of Cryptosporidium

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Fungal spore (Acid fast stained stool)

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Oocysts of Cyclospora spp.

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Budding yeast

A

Helminth eggs
Protozoan cysts

Q

Yeast (acid fast stained stool)

A

Oocysts of Cryptosporidium

Q

Epithelial cells

A

Amebic trophozoites

Q

EC trichrome stained stool smear

A

Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites

Q

Mite egg

A

Hookworm eggs

Q

Unidentified obj.

A

Diatoms

Q

Aquatic larvae of flies

A

Parasitic worms

Q

Earthworms

A

Parasitic helminths

Q

Fused platelets

A

Malarial parasite

Q

Stain ppt.

A

Malarial parasite

Q

Red cell abnormalities

A

Malarial

Q

Platelet

A

Trypanosoma cruzi

Q

Fungal obj

A

Amastigotes of leishmania

Q

Fungal spore

A

Microfilariae

Q

Seed (intestinal biopsy)

A

Intestinal trematodes
Balantidium coli

Q

Yeast (Giemsa stained)

A

Leishmania
Trypanosoma cruzi

Q

Nucleated RBC

A

Plasmodium spp.

Q

Platelet

A. Thin smear
B. Thick smear

A

A. Trypanosoma cruzi
B. Trypanosoma spp.