Stains Flashcards
1
Q
Fontana Stain
A
Melanin (melanoma)
2
Q
Congo red –> apple green birefringence
A
amyloid
3
Q
Rhodanine Stain
A
Copper (wilsons)
4
Q
Prussian Blue
A
Iron (haemochromatosis)
5
Q
Perls stain
A
iron (haemochromatosis)
6
Q
Cytokeratin
A
epithelial cells (Carcinoma)
7
Q
CD45
A
lymphoid cells (lymphocytes)
8
Q
Ziehl Neelson
A
Red against blue background - TB
9
Q
Auramine stain
A
bright yellow for TB
10
Q
Gomoris methanimine silver stain
A
P. Jirovecii
11
Q
India ink stain
A
cryptococcus neoformans (yeast cells surrounded by halos)
12
Q
Giemsa stain
A
Cystoplasmic inclusions -
Malaria, TV and other parasites
13
Q
Fite stain
A
Mycobacterium Leprae