parasitology Flashcards

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standard diagnostic method for most parasites. inexpensive, requires trained technicians

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morphologic tests– look and diagnose

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what are the sample requirements for a fecal exam

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fresh (less than 3 hours old) or refridgerated sample, 3g,

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3
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direct saline smear is for what parasites

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trophozoites because they move

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4
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oocyst vs cyst

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oocyst- coccidia
cyst- giardia

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5
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what is the sensitivity of a direct smear

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low sensitivity because there is a high chance of not trusting the negatives. some don’t float, etc

combine with other tests to improve

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what fecal solution should you use on a routine exam that isnt have GI signs

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sugar solution because it does not get giardia, but they should be clinically ill to diagnose giardia– zinc sulfate 1.18

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how can sensitivity of a fecal exam be improved

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larger sample, repeat the test, combine with other tests

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how do you read combo tests based on sensitivity. what if only one test is positive

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a positive is a positive in either test method. we only need one to believe its true.

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how do you read combo tests based on specificity. what if only one test is negative

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you need two negative tests to trust the results since there is low specificity and there could be false negatives.

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10
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how should we report fecal samples where we didnt find any eggs

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no parasites seen.

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what do we do a sediment test for

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fluke eggs that are high density and wont float

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what is a baermann test

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rest feces at room temp water over night and the larvae will migrate out into the water, looking for larvae

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you perform a baermann test and see larvae with a kink tail in dogs. what are you thinking

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rule out coprophagy first as most kinked tailed nematodes are not in dogs.

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14
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blood smear identification are most effective when

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acute infections

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15
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we have a worm we want to submit for ID. how do we transport it to the lab

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in alcohol. never formalin

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16
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commonly used antibody test in small animal

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heartworm in cats
toxoplasma in cats

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17
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what do we need to remember about toxo antibodies in cats

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igM does not mean acute infection. can be in circulation for 12-18 months.

perform serial titers

18
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when do we use the giardia antigen test

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when there is diarrhea only. do not test asymptomatic dogs

19
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when to perform a antigen IDEXX test

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dog with clinical signs
suspect coprophagy in a dog
small fecal volume

20
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what do we use PCR for

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hemoparasites, protozoa

21
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what is FEC for large animals for

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treatment efficacy

22
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FEC for sru

23
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FEC for equine

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we treat with the epg is >500

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why cant we use egg count to make clinical diagnoses

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there is no relationship between e/g and # of parasites in the animal

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what do we think about FEC for coccidia
most coccidia are not pathogenic and we cant ID the pathogenic species in a FEC
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what things influence fec
immunity season fecal consistency luck-distribution of eggs
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what is a limit of detection
the lowest egg count that can be detected if a low egg count is suspected we need a lower LOD
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when do we want to use tests with a LOD of 1 e/g
reportable diseases when were looking for small differences treatment evaluations dogs
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accuracy vs precision
accuracy reflects reality precision is repeatibility of the test
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most common quantitative tech
mc masters and miniflotac
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which quant test has a lower LOD
miniflotac at 5 epg
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which quantitative test should be used when you suspect low epg
flotec
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what quant test should be used when you are running fecrt
depends on the initial test. if initial sample was in 25-50 epg then you need to run a flotec
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what general reasons do we run quant tests
lookf or resistance, and FECRT
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what morphologic tests do we do for large animals
none really. they all have parasites so we it isnt really helpful to ID them baermann for lungworm larvae sedimentation for liver flukes
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most common PCR test in LA
tritrich foetus
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steps to look at a fecal in unfamiliar species
use sugar solution in all feces. figure out what broad groups the eggs belong to look up general pathology associated with that group +- baermann, sediment
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for hook worms, when should you recheck the fecal
after 9 days but before 2 weeks. larval leak starts in 14d
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what reduction percentage of hookworm is indicative of resistance
<75% reduction
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