Microorganisms and Parasites in urine

Question 1

What is the best way to look at bacteria under the microscope?

Answer 1

40x

Question 2

What kind of shape of bacteria do you see

Answer 2

Cocci, bacilli, spirochete

Question 3

How are bacteria reported on a urinalysis?

Answer 3

Few
Moderate
Many
TNTC

Question 4

What are bacteria indicative of?

Answer 4

infection and inflammation

Question 5

If the yeast is present in a domestic animal urine sample what is it indicative of?

Answer 5

Contamination

Question 6

What is uncommon but serious if it occurs

Answer 6

Fungal hyphae

Question 7

If fungal hyphae are present what is that indicative of?

Answer 7

Systemic infection

Question 8

How do you tell if there is contamination or infection?

Answer 8

The presence or absence of WBCs

Question 9

What shapes are the Pearsonema spp parasite

Answer 9

Lemon, football shape

Question 10

Where are Pearsonema adults found?

Answer 10

Bladder

Question 11

Pearsonema plica

Answer 11

Bladder worms of dogs

Question 12

Pearsonema feliscati

Answer 12

Bladder worms of cats

Question 13

Stephanurus dentatus

Answer 13

Swine kidney warm

Question 14

Dioctophyma renale

Answer 14

giant kidney worm of dogs
Found in the right kidney
Brazil

Question 15

Dirofilaria immitis

Answer 15

Heartworm

Microfilaria=larva