PROTOZOA Flashcards

1
Q

4 traits of Trophozoite

A

motile stage
vegetative stage
sensitive
watery stool

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2
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Type of stool specimen to prioritize

A

fluid/ watery stool

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3
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4 Traits of Cyst

A

non-motile stage
resistant
formed stool
INFECTIVE STAGE

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4
Q

special characteristic of E. gingivalis

A

no cystic stage

habitat is not in large intestine

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5
Q

all amoeba are commensals except

A

E. histolytica

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6
Q

entamoeba which smaller than E. hitolytica

A

E. hartmanni

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7
Q

karyosome of E. histolytica

A

centrally/ bull’s eye

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8
Q

number of nuclei which consider as infective

A

4 (present in E. histolytica cyst

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9
Q

lfe cycle of E. histolytica

A

feces (mature cyst) > ingestion of food/water (mature cyst) > GIT > Small intestine (excystation) > Colon (trophozoite) > encystation

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10
Q

3-6x/day of diarrhea is diagnosed as what as what kind of amoebiasis

A

amoebic diarrhea

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11
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how often the diarrhea to consider acute amoebic dysentry

A

6-8x/day

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12
Q

extraintestinal amoebiasis occur in organs of:

A
cerebral (brain)
cutaneous (dermal?)
pulmonary (lungs)
genital
hepatic (liver)
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13
Q

stains for trophozoite

A

QUENSEL’s solution

Buffered methylene blue

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14
Q

stains for cyst

A

lugol’s iodine

Di antonis for cyst

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15
Q

culture for E. histolytica

A

LES (Locke’s Egg serum)
RES (Rice Egg saline)
Nutrient Agar saline
Boeck’s and Drbohlav’s

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16
Q

test that differentiating the E. histolytica and dispar

A

PCR

17
Q

WHAT ARE THE STAINED SMEAR?

A

PAS
Chlorazol Black E
Iron hematoxylin
Trichrome

18
Q

a trophozoite with clean looking cytoplasm with ingested RBC

A

E. histolytica

19
Q

smallest protozoa

A

E. nana

20
Q

Trophozite of Iodamoeba butschlii

A

movement: slow
cytoplasm: large glycogen vacuole

21
Q

Cyst of Iodoamoeba butschlii

A

large glycogen vacuole brownish red stained by iodine solution

22
Q

the oral parasite

A

E. gingivalis

23
Q

traits of E. gingivalis
movement:
inclusions:

A

vigorous and fast (multiple pseudopodia)

ingest WBC

24
Q

E. histolytica is an intestinal amoeba which is not a ____

A

commensal

25
Q

E. nana traits
trophozoite movement:
Cysts nuclei and appearance

A
sluggish
crossed eyed (1-4 nuclei)
26
Q

only amoeba with amoeba with 1 nucleus

A

iodoamoeba butschlii

27
Q

what spp of entamoeba is seen in pyrorrhea alveolaris

A

E. gingivalis

28
Q

disease casaused by naegleri fowleri

A

PAM

29
Q

disease caused by Acanthamoeba

A

GEA

30
Q

Only pathogenic intestinal amoeba

A

E. histolytica

31
Q

Only pathogenic intestinal flagellates

A

Giardia lamblia

32
Q

only protozoa with sucking disc

A

Giardia lamblia

33
Q

Trophozoite of Giardia
movement:
shaped:
appearance:

A

jerky, falling leaf, kite-like motion

pear/tear shaped

old man with eyeglasses, smiling face

34
Q

infective stage of Giardia

A

cyst

35
Q

where do excystation of Giardia occur?

A

duodenum

36
Q

intense inflammation, steatorrhea, foul smelling and bulky stools is due to

A

giardia

37
Q

diagnostic stage of giardia

A

cyst and trophozoite

38
Q

traveler’s diarrhea caused by

A

giardia lamblia

39
Q

trophozoite movement of Chilomastix mesneili demonstrate a motion of

A

stiff-rotary fashion / corkscrew motion