(Skills) Skill 4: Simple Fecal Flotation Flashcards

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State step #1 for simple fecal flotation

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Washed hands or used alcohol based hand-rub for hand hygiene

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State step #2 for simple fecal flotation

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Applied non-latex exam gloves

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State step #3 for simple fecal flotation

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Assembled equipment and supplies

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State step #4 for simple fecal flotation

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Placed approximately 2-5g of feces in a paper cup

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State step #5 for simple fecal flotation

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Add 30mL of flotation solution

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State step #6 for simple fecal flotation

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Using the tongue depressor, mix the feces to produce an evenly suspended emulsion

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State step #7 for simple fecal flotation

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Poured the suspension through a 10cm (4” * 4”) gauze square into another cup

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State step #8 for simple fecal flotation

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Filled the shell vial (or 15ml conical centrifuge tube) with the filtered solution to form a convex dome (meniscus) at the rim

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State step #9 for simple fecal flotation

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Placed a cover slip on top of the meniscus

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State step #10 for simple fecal flotation

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Verbalized leaving the cover slip in place for 10-20 minutes

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State step #11 for simple fecal flotation

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Picked the coverslip straight up and placed on a glass slide, fluid side down

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State step #12 for simple fecal flotation

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Removed non-latex gloves and washed hands or used alcohol based hand-rub for hand hygiene

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