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[LAB] Stool Concentration Techniques Flashcards

1
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PROCEDURE THAT ALLOWS THE DETECTION OF PARASITES THAT HAVE BEEN MISSED BY THE DFS

A

STOOL CONCENTRATION TECHNIQUE

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PARASITES THAT CAN BE RECOVERED WITH THE STOOL CONCENTRATIOIN TECHNIQUE

A

HELMINTH EGGS AND LARVAE
PROTOZOAN CYSTS

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PARASITES THAT CANNOT BE RECOVERED BY THE STOOL CONCENTRATION TECHNIQUE

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PROTOZOAN TROPHOZOITES
They are usually destroyed during the procedure

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TWO CONCENTRATION TECHNIQUES

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SEDIMENTATION
Formalin Ether Concentration Technique

FLOTATION
Zinc Sulfate Concentration Technique

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[FECT]
VOLUME AND CONCENTRATION OF FORMALIN

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10 mL
10% Formalin

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[FECT]
AMOUNT OF FECES

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1.0-1.5g
HALF A TEASPOON

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MATERIAL USED TO STRAIN THE SOLUTIONS

A

GAUZE
2 LAYERS

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[FECT]
TOTAL VOLUME

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10 mL

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[FECT]
VOLUME OF ETHER OR ETHYL ACETATE

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3mL

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[FECT]
DURATION OF SHAKING

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10 SECONDS

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[FECT]
RATIONALE OF REMOVING THE RUBBER STOPPER AFTER SHAKING

A

RELEASE PENT-UP AEROSOL OF ETHER

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[FECT]
DURATION OF CENTRIFUGATION

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10 MINUTES

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[FECT]
NUMBER OF LAYERS

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4 LAYERS

  1. Ether or Ethyl Acetate
  2. Fatty debris
  3. Formalin
  4. Sediment
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[FECT]
4 LAYERS AFTER CENTRIFUGATION

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4 LAYERS

  1. Ether or Ethyl Acetate
  2. Fatty debris
  3. Formalin
  4. Sediment
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15
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[FECT]
LAYERS TO POUR OFF

A

TOP 3 LAYERS

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[FECT]
DURATION OF DRAINING THE SOLUTION

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AT LEAST 5 SECONDS

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[FECT]
WHAT TO DO WITH THE RESIDUAL FLUID FROM THE WALLS OF THE TUBE

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MIX THE FLUID WITH THE SEDIMENT

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[FECT]
AMOUNT OF THE SEDIMENT NEEDED ON THE GLASS SLIDE

A

A DROP

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[FECT]
STAIN USED

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IODINE

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WHY SHOULD ETHER BE HANDLED WITH CARE

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ETHER IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE AND WILL IGNITE IF A SPARK IS NEAR BY

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WHAT SUBSTANCE IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE AND WILL IGNITE IF A FLAME IS NEARBY

A

ETHER

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[ZINC SULFATE]
HOW TO PREPARE A FECAL EMULSION

A

FECAL SPECIMEN
About half the size of a thumb

WATER

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[ZINC SULFATE]
VOLUME OF SUSPENSION

A

10 mL

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[ZINC SULFATE]
CENTRIFUGATION SPEED AND DURATION

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MANUAL: 2000 RPM, 12 MINUTES
SUPP. NOTES: 500g, 10 MINUTES

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[ZINC SULFATE]
SUBSTANCE USED TO WASH THE FECAL SEDIMENT

A

WATER

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[ZINC SULFATE]
UNTIL WHEN SHOULD THE SUSPENSION BE WASHED AND CENTRIFUGED

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UNTIL THE SUPERNATANT IS CLEAR

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[ZINC SULFATE]
AMOUNT OF WASHINGS USUALLY DONE

A

3 WASHINGS

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[ZINC SULFATE]
WHAT TO DO WITH THE LAST SUPERNATANT FLUID

A

POUR IT OUT

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[ZINC SULFATE]
VOLUME AND CONCENTRATION OF ZINC SULFATE USED

A

2 mL
33% ZINC SULFATE

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30
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[ZINC SULFATE]
SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF FRESH STOOL

A

1.18

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[ZINC SULFATE]
SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF FORMALIN-PRESERVED STOOL

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1.20

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[ZINC SULFATE]
AMOUNT OF LOOPS TRANSFERRED TO THE GLASS SLIDE

A

5 LOOPFULS OF THE TOP PORTION

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TECHNIQUE THAT SUSPENDS THE FECAL SPECIMEN IN WATER OR AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF LOW SPECIFIC GRAVITY

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SEDIMENTATION
Formalin Ether Concentration Technique

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[SEDIMENTATION OR FLOTATION]
SOLUTION OF LOW SPECIFIC GRAVITY

A

SEDIMENTATION
Formalin Ether Concentration Technique

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[SEDIMENTATION OR FLOTATION]
NATURAL SETTING

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SEDIMENTATION
Formalin Ether Concentration Technique

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[SEDIMENTATION OR FLOTATION]
PARASITES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SUSPENSION

A

SEDIMENTATION
Formalin Ether Concentration Technique

37
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[SEDIMENTATION OR FLOTATION]
DEBRIS IS LIGHT

A

SEDIMENTATION
Formalin Ether Concentration Technique

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Q

[SEDIMENTATION OR FLOTATION]
HIGH SPECIFIC GRAVITY

A

FLOTATION
Zinc Sulfate Concentration Technique

39
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[SEDIMENTATION OR FLOTATION]
PARASITES ARE SEPARATED ACCORDING TO BUOYANCY

A

FLOTATION
Zinc Sulfate Concentration Technique

40
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[SEDIMENTATION OR FLOTATION]
PARASITES ARE LOCATED IN THE SURFACE FILM

A

FLOTATION
Zinc Sulfate Concentration Technique

41
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ALTERNATIVE TO ETHYL ACETATE

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MOST WIDELY USED SEDIMENTATION TECHNIQUE

43
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PROCEDURE USED TO SCREEN FOOD HANDLERS AND OFWs

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RECOMMENDED SEDIMENTATION PROCEDURE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

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PRINCIPLE IS BASED ON SPECIFIC GRAVITY

A

FECT ans ZSCT ?

46
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FUNCTION OF ETHER

A

EXTRACTOR OF DEBRIS AND FAT FROM FECES

47
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SUBSTANCE USED TO EXTRACT DEBRIS AND FAT FROM FECES

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WIDELY RECOMMENDED SUBSTITURE FOR ETHER

A

ETHYL ACETATE

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ETHYL ACETATE CAN BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR WHAT SUBSTANCE

50
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SUBSTANCE USED FOR THE SAFE RECOVERY OF
G. lamblia CYSTS
Taenia spp.
H. nana eggs

A

ETHYL ACETATE

51
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ETHYL ACETATE IS A SAFER EXTRACTOR FOR THE RECOVERY OF WHAT PARASITES

A

G. lamblia CYSTS
Taenia spp.
H. nana eggs

52
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[FECT]
AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED EBFORE THE STOPPER IS REMOVED

A

15 TO 30 SECONDS

53
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[FECT]
CENTRIFUGATION SPEED AND DURATION

A

(CURRENT RECOMMENDATION)
500g
MINIMUM OF 10 MINUTES

54
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[FECT]
PARASITES THAT MAY NOT BE RECOVERED IF CENTRIFUGATION TIME IS LOWERED

A

COCCIDIA
MICROSPORIDIA

55
Q

[FECT]
IS TAPPING OF THE TUBE ALLOWED

A

NO
IT WILL DISTURB THE SEDIMENT

56
Q

[FECT]
EFFECT OF EXCESS ETHYL ACETATE IN THE SMEAR OF THE SEDIMENT

A

BUBBLE FORMATION

57
Q

[FECT]
CAUSE OF BUBBLE FORMATION

A

EXCESS ETHYL ACETATE IN THE SMEAR OF THE SEDIMENT

58
Q

[FECT]
USE OF IODINE

A

STAIN
ENHANCES MORPHOLOGICAL DETAIL

59
Q

[FECT]
ADVANTAGES

A

RECOVERS A BROAD RANGE OF ORGANISMS

LEAST SUBJECT TO TECHNICAL ERROR

CAN STORE SEDIMENTS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME

EXTRACTS AND DISSOLVES FATS OR MUCOIDAL MATERIALS

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[ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE]
[FECT OR ZINC SULFATE]

EASY TO PERFORM

A

ADVANTAGE
FECT

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[ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE]
[FECT OR ZINC SULFATE]

ALLOWS RECOVERY OF THE BROADEST RANGE OF ORGANISMS

A

ADVANTAGE
FECT

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[ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE]
[FECT OR ZINC SULFATE]

LEAST SUBJECT TO TECHNICAL ERROR

A

ADVANTAGE
FECT

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DISADVANTAGES OF FECT

A

USE OF ETHER
CONTAINS MORE DEBRIS
NO PROTOZOAN TROPHOZOITES

64
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[ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE]
[FECT OR ZINC SULFATE]

USE OF ETHER

A

DISADVANTAGE
FECT

65
Q

[ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE]
[FECT OR ZINC SULFATE]

CONTAINS MORE DEBRIS

A

DISADVANTAGE
FECT

66
Q

[ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE]
[FECT OR ZINC SULFATE]

NO PROTOZOAN TROPHOZOITES

A

DISADVANTAGE
FECT

67
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ADVANTAGES OF ZINC SULFATE TECHNIQUE

A

YIELDS A CLEAR PREPARATION

68
Q

[ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE]
[FECT OR ZINC SULFATE]

YIELDS A CLEAR PREPARATION

A

ADVANTAGE
ZINC SULFATE

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DISADVANTAGES OF THE ZINC SULFATE TECHNIQUE

A

PROTOZOAN CYSTS AND THIN SHELLED HELMINTH EGGS ARE PRONE TO COLLAPSING AND DISTORTION

SOME HELMINTH EGGS DO NOT CONCENTRATE WELL

CANNOT BE USED FOR FATTY STOOL OR TOO HARD STOOL

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[ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE]
[FECT OR ZINC SULFATE]

PROTOZOAN CYSTS AND THIN SHELLED HELMINTH EGGS ARE SUBJECT TO COLLAPSE AND DISTORTION

A

DISADVANTAGE
ZINC SULFATE

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Q

[ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE]
[FECT OR ZINC SULFATE]

SOME HELMINTH EGGS DO NOT CONCENTRATE WELL

A

DISADVANTAGE
ZINC SULFATE

ASCARIS EGGS

72
Q

[ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE]
[FECT OR ZINC SULFATE]

CANNOT BE USED FOR FATTY STOOL OR TOO HARD STOOL

A

DISADVANTAGE
ZINC SULFATE

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WHAT HAPPENS TO OPERCULATED EGGS IN THE ZINC SULFATE TECHNIQUE

A

HIGH SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF ZINC SULFATE CAUSES THE OPERCULA TO POP

EGGS FILL WITH FLUID

EGGS SINK TO THE BOTTOM RATHER THAN FLOAT TO THE TOP (SURFACE FILM)

74
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WHAT HAPPENS TO UNFERTILIZED A. lumbricoides EGGS IN THE ZINC SULFATE TECHNIQUE

A

VERY DENSE
SINK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SOLUTION

75
Q

WHEN ARE STOOL CONCENTRATION TECHNIQUES DONE

A

IF DFS (-)
BUT S/S(+) OF AN INFECTION

76
Q

[ZINC SULFATE]
AMOUNT OF STOOL USED

A

HALF A TEASPOON OF FRESH STOOL

77
Q

[ZINC SULFATE]
VOLUME OF WATER USED

A

ABOUT 10 mL

78
Q

[ZINC SULFATE]
PARASITE THAT RUPTURES WHEN DISTILLED WATER IS ADDED

A

Blastocystis hominis

79
Q

[ZINC SULFATE]
ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION FOR DISTILLED WATER

A

0.85% NaCl
5-10% FORMALIN

80
Q

[ZINC SULFATE]
STANDING TIME FOR MIXTURE FIXATION

A

30 MINUTES

81
Q

[ZINC SULFATE]
THREE (TWO) LAYERS

A
  1. Surface Film
  2. Zinc Sulfate
  3. Sediment (Debris)
82
Q

[ZINC SULFATE]
AMOUNT OF DROPS OF THE SURFACE FILM USED

83
Q

[ZINC SULFATE]
ALTERNATIVE INOCULATING MATERIAL USED INSTEAD OF THE LOOP

A

PASTEUR PIPETTE

84
Q

[ZINC SULFATE]
TIME LIMIT FOR REMOVING THE SURFACE FILM AFTER CENTRIFUGATION

A

WITHIN 5 MINUTES

85
Q

[ZINC SULFATE]
EFFECT OF PROLONGED SUSPENSION IN ZINC SULFATE ON PARASITES

A

COLLAPSE AND DISTORTION

86
Q

[TRUE OR FALSE]
IF ZINC SULFATE IS THE ONLY METHOD USED, BOTH THE SURFACE FILM AND THE SEDIMENT CAN BE EXAMINED

87
Q

PURPOSE OF STOOL CONCENTRATION TECHNIQUE

A

AGGREGATE PARASITES PRESENT IN A SMALL VOLUME
REMOVE DEBRIS

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