Oh My STAIN! Flashcards
1
Q
Mordant
A
GRAM’S IODINE
2
Q
Decolorizer
A
ETHYL ALCOHOL or ACETONE
3
Q
Counterstain
A
SAFRANIN
4
Q
Treponema pallidum
A
DARKFIELD MICROSCOPY
Too thin to see
5
Q
Rickettsiae
A
GIEMSA STAIN
Intracellular, very small
6
Q
Legionella pneumoniae
A
SILVER STAIN
7
Q
Mycobacterium
A
ACID FAST
8
Q
Chlamydia
A
CYTOPLASMIC INCLUSION BODIES GIEMSA
9
Q
Primary stain
A
CRYSTAL VIOLET
10
Q
CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS
A
INDIA INK
11
Q
Pneumocystis
A
SILVER STAIN
12
Q
Borrelia
A
WRIGHT STAIN
Giemsa
13
Q
Pneumocystis carinii
A
GOMORI METHENAMINE STAIN
14
Q
Acid fast organism
A
AURAMINE RHODAMINE DYE
KINYOUN
15
Q
Fungi
A
CALCIFLOUR WHITE
