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| What objective(s) do you use to view urine sediment? |
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| 10x for casts and crystals,40x for WBC,RBC,epithelial cells,sperm,and bacteria |
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| How should you report results after viewing urine sediment? |
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| #/LPF,#/HPF, or low/high range/HPF depending on clinic preference |
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| What objective(s) do you use to view a slide from a fecal float? |
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| What should be reported if parasite eggs are found in a fecal float? |
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| Report as positive and the name of the organism. Note:Negative results also need to be recorded |
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| A direct fecal smear should be viewed at 10x,40x,and 100x and reported as #/high power field. What are you looking for at each of these levels? |
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| 10x=parasite eggs or larvae,40x=protozoal organisms,100x=Clostridium spp. |
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| When veiwing an ear cytology you count An average of __ fields and report #/HPF or low/high range/HPF. |
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| True or False Ear cytology slides should be viewed at 4x,10x,100x. |
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| False They are viewed at 10x for areas of high cellular conentrations,40x,and 100x |
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| Ear mites cytologies are reported as positive if mites or their eggs are found when viewed at ___? |
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| Entire slide at 10x (may need to go to 40x for some mites |
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| What do you look for on a blood smear at 10x? |
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| Observe feathered edge for platelet clumps, cell numbers, and microfilaria |
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| After viewing a blood smear at 10x, you should also view it at ___? |
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