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1
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What is viewed on 4x

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Tapeworm segments, fleas, ticks, mites, and lice

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What is viewed on 10x

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Scan and locate eggs, cysts, and larvae

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What is viewed on 40x

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ID eggs, Direct scan for cysts, larvae, and Giardia

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Direct Smear procedure

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  1. put 1-2 drops of saline on a slide 2. Mix a fleck of stool sample onto slide, add cover slip 3. with condenser down- scan on 10x and ID on 40x
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5
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Scan and ID Girdia on ____x

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40x

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Fecal Float procedure

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  1. Fill fecalyzer 2/3 full with Fecasol or Zinc Sulfate 2. Add pea size fecal sample, mix well 3. Let sit 8-10 min with cover slip on top 4. Put cover slip on slide and scan on 10x, ID on 40x
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7
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Fasciola Hepatica

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Liver Fluke

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Paragonimus Kellicotti

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Lung Fluke

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9
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Dipylidium Caninum

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Flea Tapeworm Hexacanth ova in egg basket

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10
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Taenia Taeinaformis

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Cat-Rat Tapeworm Radial striations, hexacanth ova

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11
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Anoplocephala spp.

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Tapeworm Equine IM host- Orbatid mite

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Moniezia spp.

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Tapeworm Sheep and Cattle IM host Orbatid mite

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Toxocara spp.

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Roundworm Can be passed transplacentally Pot-belly appearance in puppies and kittens

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14
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Toxoscaris Leonina

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Roundworm Arrowhead worm Cats and dogs

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15
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Ascaris suum

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Roundworm pigs

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16
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Parascaris equorum

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equine roundworm

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17
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Ancylostoma caninum

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Hookworm

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18
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Braziliense

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Hookworm Cat and Dog

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19
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Tubaeformae

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Hookworm Cat

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20
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Uncinaria Stenocephala

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Cold-weather hookworm Dogs

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21
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HOCT Complex

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Haemonchus Ostertagia Cooperia Trichostrongylus

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22
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Heamonchus

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Ruminants Barber pole worm

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23
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Ostertagia

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Sheep and Cattle Brown Stomach worm

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Cooperia

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Cattle, Sheep, Goats Bankrupt worm

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Trichostrongylus

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Sheep and Cattle Black Scour worm

26
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Trichuris vulpis

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Whipworm Dogs Double operculated ova “Stewie”

27
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Dirofilaria immitis

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Heartworm ELISA test detects adult female antigens Vector- mosquito

28
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Demodex

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Burrowing Mite (mange) Deep skin scraping

29
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Sarcoptes scabei

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Burrowing mite seen in dogs

30
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Notoedres cati

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Burrowing mite seen in cats

31
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Cheyletiella spp.

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Walking dandruff Palpal claws Light skin scraping

32
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Otodectes

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Ear mite Waste looks like coffee grounds Roll sample on slide

33
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Ctenocephalides

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Flea Scotch tape prep

34
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Giardia

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Protozoa Trophozoites and Cysts

35
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Coccidia

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Protozoa Isospora- Sm animal (ID) Eimeria- Lg animal

36
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What are 2 types of general parasite tests?

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Qualitative- is there a parasite or not (more common) Quantitative- How many does the animal have (more for research)

37
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3 samples for quantitative testing

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Fecal Urine Blood

38
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3 qualitative tests

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Gross exam Direct smear/cytology Fecal float

39
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What do you wright if not ova or parasites are seen on a fecal?

40
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What can be ID’d on a Fecal Float?

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Parasite ova, Coccidia, and Giardia

41
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How long are fecal samples spun at and using what type of centrifuge?

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1200-1500 rpm for 3 min. Swinging head

42
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Fecal cytology/smear procedure

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  1. Roll a fleck of fecal sample on slide in a thin layer 2. allow to dry/heat fix 3. Stain with Dif-Quik 4. Examine on 100x oil immersion
43
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What is ID’d on a fecal cytology

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Clostridium- safety pins Campylobacter- Seagulls

44
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Dif-Quik staining procedure

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Jar 1- Fixative- 5, 1sec dips Jar 2- Eosinophilic- 5, 1sec dips Jar 3- Basophilic- 7-10, 1sec dips Rinse with water and allow to dry

45
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Strongylus vulgaris

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Large strongyle equine bloodworm

46
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Oxyuris equi

47
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Rhipicephalus sanguineus

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Brown Dog Tick

48
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Cutebra

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Rabbit bot

49
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Parasite transmittable to pregnant women vis the litter box

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Toxoplasmosis gondi

50
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Parasite causing VLM

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Roundworms

51
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Parasite causing CLM

52
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Dioctophyma renale

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Giant Kidney worm

53
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Pearsonema capillaria

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urine sample Bladderworm

54
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What is a Facultative parasite?

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Only the female is pathogenic

55
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Hookworms

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Blood feeders Reported as hookworms in sm animal and TASE in LA.

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