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[LAB] Collection and Preservation of Stool Specimen Flashcards

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MEANING OF O&P

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OVA AND PARASITES

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MOST COMMON PROCEDURE PERFORMED IN PARASITOLOGY

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O&P EXAM

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USED IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF INTESTINAL PARASITES

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O&P EXAM

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WHEN SHOULD A STOOL SAMPLE BE TAKEN IF THE PATIENT IS UNDER MEDICATION

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BEFORE THE INTAKE OF DRUGS
A WEEK AFTER THE INTAKE OF DRUGS

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INTERFERING MEDICATIONS

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ANTI DIARRHEAL
ANTI MALARIAL
ANTACIDS

BISMUTH
BARIUM

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MEDICATIONS THAT LEAVE CRYSTALLINE RESIDUES

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BISMUTH
BARIUM

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EFFECTS OF BISMUTH AND BARIUM ON STOOL SAMPLES

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LEAVES CRYSTALLINE RESIDUES

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SUBSTANCE THAT RETARDS THE MOTILITY OF PROTOZOAN TROPHOZOITES

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OILY LAXATIVES

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EXAMPLES OF OILY LAXATIVES

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CASTOR OIL
MINERAL OIL

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EFFECTS OF OILY LAXATIVES ON STOOL SAMPLES

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RETARD MOTILITY
DISTORT MORPHOLOGY

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EFFECT OF ANTIBIOTICS ON NORMAL GI FLORA

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DECREASES THE NUMBER OF PROTOZOANS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS

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FOR HOW LONG ARE NORMAL FLORA IN THE GI DECREASED WHEN ANTIBIOTICS ARE TAKEN

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SEVERAL WEEKS

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TRUE OR FALSE
PARASITES DO NOT NEED TO FEED ON INTESTINAL BACTERIA

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FALSE

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PREFERRED SAMPLE CONTAINER

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WIDE-MOUTH
SCREW-CAPPED

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WHAT DO SCREW-CAPPED CONTAINERS PREVENT

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DESSICATION
DRYING
SPILLAGE

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FECAL SAMPLE CONTAMINANTS

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URINE
TOILET WATER
SOIL

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URINE’S EFFECT ON STOOL SAMPLES

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DESTROYS PROTOZOANS’ MOTILE STAGES

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TOILET WATER OR SOIL’S EFFECT ON STOOL SAMPELS

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MAY CONTAIN FREE-LIVING ORGANISMS
COMPLICATES DIAGNOSIS

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VOLUME FOR ROUTINE STOOL SAMPLES

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THUMB-SIZED
1/2 TSP OF WATER SPECIMEN
5-6 TBSP. OF WATERY SPECIMEN

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NUMBER OF SPECIMENS FOR ROUTINE EXAMINATION

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3 FECAL SAMPLES
2 — NORMAL
1 — AFTER CATHARSIS OR PURGING

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TRUE OR FALSE
FECAL SAMPLES CAN BE COLLECTED FOR AS LONG AS THE PATIENT WOULD LIKE TO

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FALSE
COLLECTION SHOULD BE MADE ON SEPARATE DAYS
AND WITHIN A 7-10 DAY PERIOD

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TIME PERIOD FOR COLLECTING FECAL SAMPLES

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WITHIN 7 TO 10 DAYS
EVERY OTHER DAY

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SUBSTANCE USED TO STIMULATE FLUSHING ACTION WIHTIN THE GIT

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CATHARTIC

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PREFERRED CATHARTICS

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MAGNESIUM SULFATE
SALINE
FLEET’S PHOSPHOSODA

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CATHARTICS TO AVOID

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OIL BASED CATHARTICS

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EFFECT OF OIL BASED CATHARTICS ON STOOL SPECIMENS

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RETARD MOTILITY OF TROPHOZOITES

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SITUATIONS IN WHICH CATHARTICS ARE NOT NEEDED

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WHEN THE PATIENT HAS DIARRHEA OR DYSENTERY

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SHOULD A PATIENT STILL USE CATHARTICS EVEN IF THEY HAVE DIARRHEA OR DYSENTERY? WHY OR WHY NOT?

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NO
CATHARTICS WILL CONTRADICT

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NUMBER OF SPECIMENS NEEDED FROM A PATIENT WITH SUSPECTED INTESTINAL AMOEBIASIS

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6 SPECIMENS
3 — NORMAL BOWEL MOVEMENT
3 — AFTER CATHARSIS OR PURGE

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TIME PERIOD FOR COLLECTING SAMPLES FROM A PATIENT WITH SUSPECTED INTESTINAL AMOEBIASIS

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WITHIN 14 DAYS
COLLECT SAMPLE ON SEPARATE DAYS

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NUMBER OF SAMPLES NEEDED FOR POST-THERAPY EXAMINATIONS

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3

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WHEN SHOULD A STOOL SPECIMEN BE CHECKED: PROTOZOAN INFECTION

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3-4 WEEKS AFTER THERAPY

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WHEN SHOULD A STOOL SPECIMEN BE CHECKED:
TAENIA INFECTION

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5-6 WEEKS AFTER THERAPY

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PERIOD FOR EXAMINATION OF LIQUID STOOL

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WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF PASSAGE

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PERIOD FOR EXAMINATION OF SOFT OR SEMIFORMED STOOL

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WITHIN 1 HOUR OF PASSAGE

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PERIOD FOR EXAMINATION OF FORMED STOOL

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WITHIN 24 HOURS OF PASSAGE

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ARE TROPHOZOITES ABLE TO ENCYST AFTER BEING PASSED FROM THE BODY

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WHAT CHARACTERISTIC OF PROTOZOAN CYSTS ALLOW THEM TO RESIST DISINTEGRATION

A

CYST WALLS

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DOES FORMED STOOL REQUIRE IMMEDIATE EXAMINATION? WHY OR WHY NOT?

A

NO
CYSTS ARE ABLE TO RESIST DESINTEGRATION DUE TO THEIR CELL WALLS

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WHAT SHOULD BE ADDED TO SAMPLES IF EXAMINATION CANNOT BE DONE WITHIN THE PREFERRED TIME SLOT

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PRESERVATIVES

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED ON THE LABEL

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PATIENT NAME, AGE, SEX, ID NUMBER
DATE AND TIME OF SPECIMEN COLLECTION
REQUESTING PHYSICIAN
PRESUMPTIVE DIAGNOSIS

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REASONS FOR A LAG TIME BETWEEN SPECIMEN PASSAGE AND EXAMINATION

A

TRANSIT TIME OR DISTANCE
WORKLOAD IN THE LABORATORY

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REASONS FOR PRESERVATION

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MAINTAIN MORPHOLOGY
PREVENT CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT

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TEMPERATURE FOR REFRIGERATION

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CHEMICAL PRESERVATIVE MIXTURE

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1:3
1 PART STOOL
3 PARTS PRESERVATIVE

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REFRIGERATION PRESERVES WHAT PARASITES

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PROTOZOAN CYSTS
HELMINTH EGGS
HELMINTH LARVAE

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WHAT PARASITES DOES REFRIGERATION KILL

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TROPHOZOITES

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EFFECT OF PROLONGED REFRIGERATION

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DESICCATION
KILLED TROPHOZOITES

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[PRESERVATIVE]
NOT EASY TO PREPARE

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[PRESERVATIVE]
ALL PURPOSE PRESERVATIVE

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[PRESERVATIVE]
EASY TO PREPARE

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FORMALIN
MIF
SCHAUDIN
PVA

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STAINS USED WITH FORMALIN

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ACID FAST
SAFRANIN
CHROMOTROPE

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[PRESERVATIVE]
USED WITH OTHER STAINS

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FORMALIN
MIF
SAF

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[PRESERVATIVE]
COMPATIBLE WITH IMMUNOASSAY DETECTION KITS

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FORMALIN
SAF

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[PRESERVATIVE]
CANNOT PRESERVE

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[PRESERVATIVE]
CAN PRESERVE

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FORMALIN
SAF
SCHAUDIN
PVA

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[PRESERVATIVE]
LONG SHELF LIFE

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FORMALIN
MIF
PVA

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[PRESERVATIVE]
FIELD SURVEY

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[PRESERVATIVE]
CONTAINS MERCURY

A

SCHAUDIN
PVA

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[PRESERVATIVE]
FIXATIVE FOR INTESTINAL MUCOSAL SPECIMENS

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[PRESERVATIVE]
PERMANENT STAIN

A

SCHAUDIN
PVA

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[PRESERVATIVE]
REMAIN STABLE FOR MONTHS

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[PRESERVATIVE]
PRESERVE MORPHOLOGY OF PROTOZOAN TROPHOZOITES AND CYSTS

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[PRESERVATIVE]
ALLOWS SPECIMEN SHIPPIN

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[PRESERVATIVE]
NO PERMANENT STAIN

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FORMALIN
MIF

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[PRESERVATIVE]
UNABLE TO PRESERVE MORPHOLOGY OF PROTOZOAN TROPHOZOITES

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FORMALIN
MIF

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[PRESERVATIVE]
IODINE INTERFERENCE

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[PRESERVATIVE]
DIFFICULT TO PREPARE

A

SCHAUDIN
PVA

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[MIF PRESERVATIVE]
CLEAR, ORANGE FLUID

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[MIF PRESERVATIVE]
CONSISTS OF FORMALIN, MERTHIOLATE, WATER

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[MIF PRESERVATIVE]
DOES NOT TRAP EGGS OR PROTOZOA

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[MIF PRESERVATIVE]
THICK, PALE ORANGE OR CREAMY YELLOW

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[MIF PRESERVATIVE]
MAY TRAP SOME PROTOZOA AND HELMINTH EGGS

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[MIF PRESERVATIVE]
DEEPER STAINING

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[MIF PRESERVATIVE]
EGGS AND PROTOZOA ARE FOUND

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WHAT ARE THE FORMALIN CONCENTRATIONS USED AND WHAT DO THEY PRESERVE

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5% — PROTOZOAN CYSTS
10% — HELMINTH EGGS AND LARVAE

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STORAGE CONTAINER OF MIF SOLUTIONS

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BROWN BOTTLES

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OTHER NAME OF MIF SOLUTION II

A

LUGOL’S SOLUTION

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IODINE COMPOUNDS FOUND IN LUGOL’S SOLUTION

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POTASSIUM IODIDE CRYSTALS
IODINE CRYSTALS

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COMPONENTS OF MIF SOLUTION I

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FORMALDEHYDE
THIMEROSAL MERTHIOLATE
GLYCERIN
DISTILLED WATER

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COMPONENT IN SAF FOR ADHESION

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MAYER’S ALBUMIN

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CONSTITUENTS OF MAYER’S ALBUMIN

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EQUAL PARTS OF:
EGG WHITE
GLYCERIN

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CONSITTUENTS OF SCHAUDIN’S FIXATIVE (STOCK SOLUTION)

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MERCURIC CHLORIDE
ETHYL ALCOHOL

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COMPONENTS OF SCHAUDIN’S FLUID

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SCHAUDIN’S FIXATIVE
MERCURIC CHLORIDE
SATURATED AQUEOUS SOLUTION

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NOTABLE COMPONENT OF PVA

A

SCHAUDIN’S FLUID

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ALTERNATIVE TO SCHAUDIN’S FLUID

A

ZINC
COPPER

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