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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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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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Fasciola Hepatica

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Liver Fluke

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Paragonimus Kellicotti

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Lung Fluke

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Dipylidium Caninum

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Flea Tapeworm Hexacanth ova in egg basket

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Taenia Taeinaformis

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Cat-Rat Tapeworm Radial striations, hexacanth ova

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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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Toxoscaris Leonina

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Roundworm Arrowhead worm Cats and dogs

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Ascaris suum

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Roundworm pigs

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Parascaris equorum

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equine roundworm

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Ancylostoma caninum

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Hookworm

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Braziliense

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Hookworm Cat and Dog

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Tubaeformae

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Hookworm Cat

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Uncinaria Stenocephala

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Cold-weather hookworm Dogs

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HOCT Complex

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Haemonchus Ostertagia Cooperia Trichostrongylus

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Heamonchus

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Ruminants Barber pole worm

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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
Sheep and Cattle Black Scour worm
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Trichuris vulpis
Whipworm Dogs Double operculated ova "Stewie"
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Dirofilaria immitis
Heartworm ELISA test detects adult female antigens Vector- mosquito
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Demodex
Burrowing Mite (mange) Deep skin scraping
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Sarcoptes scabei
Burrowing mite seen in dogs
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Notoedres cati
Burrowing mite seen in cats
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Cheyletiella spp.
Walking dandruff Palpal claws Light skin scraping
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Otodectes
Ear mite Waste looks like coffee grounds Roll sample on slide
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Ctenocephalides
Flea Scotch tape prep
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Giardia
Protozoa Trophozoites and Cysts
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Coccidia
Protozoa Isospora- Sm animal (ID) Eimeria- Lg animal
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What are 2 types of general parasite tests?
Qualitative- is there a parasite or not (more common) Quantitative- How many does the animal have (more for research)
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3 samples for quantitative testing
Fecal Urine Blood
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3 qualitative tests
Gross exam Direct smear/cytology Fecal float
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What do you wright if not ova or parasites are seen on a fecal?
NSATT
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What can be ID'd on a Fecal Float?
Parasite ova, Coccidia, and Giardia
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How long are fecal samples spun at and using what type of centrifuge?
1200-1500 rpm for 3 min. Swinging head
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Fecal cytology/smear procedure
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
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What is ID'd on a fecal cytology
Clostridium- safety pins Campylobacter- Seagulls
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Dif-Quik staining procedure
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
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Strongylus vulgaris
Large strongyle equine bloodworm
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Oxyuris equi
Pinworm
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Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Brown Dog Tick
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Cutebra
Rabbit bot
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Parasite transmittable to pregnant women vis the litter box
Toxoplasmosis gondi
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Parasite causing VLM
Roundworms
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Parasite causing CLM
Hookworms
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Dioctophyma renale
Giant Kidney worm
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Pearsonema capillaria
urine sample Bladderworm
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What is a Facultative parasite?
Only the female is pathogenic
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Hookworms
Blood feeders Reported as hookworms in sm animal and TASE in LA.

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