Quiz 2 Flashcards

1
Q

What is a voided urine collection

A

Allow small amount to be voided before collecting remainder, clean catch

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2
Q

When is it best to take a voided urine sample

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Before meal, before meds, first thing in morning (most concentrated)

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3
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Manual expression of bladder can only be done in

A

Small animal

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4
Q

What is catheterization as a method of collecting urine, is it sterile?

A

Insert tube into bladder thro urethra, not always sterile

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5
Q

Only way to get sterile urine sample from bladder

A

Cystocentesis

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6
Q

UA should be done within __ hrs of collection

A

2 hrs (can also be refrigerated up to 24 hrs)

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7
Q

Before testing a refrigerated sample, it should

A

Be warmed to room temp

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8
Q

If a urine sample sits for too long, what may happen

A

Disintegration if cells, bacteria proliferation, precipitation of crystals, turbidity of sample

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9
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Horse urine often appears

A

Dark brownish w lots of mucous, normally cloudy

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10
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Excessive foaming in a urine sample May indicate

A

Protein in the urine

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11
Q

We measure specific gravity on what instrument?

A

Refractometer,

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12
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Components of urine chemical exam (what is on dipstick)

A

PH, glucose, bilirubin, leukocytes, protein, ketones, urobilinogen, nitrates, SG (not as accurate as refract.)

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13
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How to do a microscopic exam of urine

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Centrifuge for 3-5 min at 1000-3000 RPM, poor off, resuspend sediment, drop onto slide, observe at 10x low power (or high for bacteria)

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14
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Size of sample when doing fecal

A

Ab 1 cubic cm (or 1 g)

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15
Q

Mucus in stool may indicate

A

Constipation

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16
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Best way to determine tape worms in small animal

A

Gross exam of feces

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17
Q

If parasites are not found on a direct fecal smear it is considered

A

Inconclusive Bc of small sample size

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18
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If no ova are seen it is called

A

NES no eggs seen (not negative)

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19
Q

Roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, and strongyles are what type of internal parasite

A

Nematodes

20
Q

What are cestodes

A

Flat segmented worms like tape worms

21
Q

What are trematodes

A

Flat unsegmented worms like flukes

22
Q

Coccidia are what kind of internal parasite, how diagnoses?

A

Protozoa (single called organism) diagnosed by fecal float

23
Q

If diarrhea is present you (increase or decreased) the amount of sample when doing fecal

A

Increase Bc water content

24
Q

How long and how fast centrifuge fecal tubes

A

5 min, 2000-3000RPMs

25
Q

After centrifuging fecal tube, creating a meniscus, and placing a coverslip, how long before observing?

A

10 min (allow ova to float)

26
Q

Fecals are examined under what objective

A

Low, high for observation of details

27
Q

Where roundworms are located in infected animal

A

Small intestine

28
Q

Where whip worms are located in infected animal

A

Embedded in wall of large intestine and cecum

29
Q

Where hookworms are located in infected animal

A

Small intestine

30
Q

Objective for RBC count

A

40x (high power)

31
Q

What boxes are counted for RBC count

A

5 boxes within the central most square (4corners and center)

32
Q

After counting RBCs, multiply by what to get total /ul

A

10,000

33
Q

Size of capillary tube for RBC count

A

5 ul

34
Q

Let hemocytometer settle for how long before reading RBC count

A

3 min (allow cells to settle to grid floor)

35
Q

Dilution ratio for RBC count

What solution is used?

A

1:200

Physiologic saline solution

36
Q

Tool for measuring hgb and units

A

Hemoglobinometer

G/dL

37
Q

For complete ear evaluation, how many slides are made and for what?

A

Two slides from each ear; 1 for ear mite check and 1 for exam of microbes

38
Q

For ear mites swab the ___ canal

For microbe check swab the ___ canal

A
Mites= horizontal 
Microbes= vertical
39
Q

Why mineral oil is added to exudate for mite checks

A

Helps breakdown wax and slowdown mites

40
Q

Genus species of ear mites

A

Otodectes cynotis

41
Q

Look at ear mite slide under what magnification

A

10x

42
Q

For a microbe check slide of ear, heat is used to fix unless we are using

A

Dif quick (has fixative)

43
Q

What color is gram neg and what color is gram pos

A

Purple- pos

Pink- neg

44
Q

What is malassezia, what objective can it be seen

A

Yeast, see under 40x

45
Q

What objective bacteria are found

A

Oil

46
Q

Ear mite eggs look like

A

Horse strongyles