Flashcards in Diagnosing Infectious Diseases Deck (21)
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Three components of specimen quality
proper selection
proper collection
proper transport
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what is bacteremia?
presence of bacteria in blood
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what is septicemia?
presence of bacteria and its toxins @ blood
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How is CSF collected? what general procedure
lumbar puncture
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True or false. CSF must be refrigerated at all times
false, it may done so only for viral studies (but up to 24 hours only)
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All are properties of CSF at pyogenic meningitis except
a. clear and watery
b. high protein
c. reduced or absent glucose
a. clear and watery
turbid dapat
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All are properties of CSF at tubercular meningitis except
a. cobweb like clotting
b. slightly elevated protein
c. normal glucose
c. normal glucose
reduced dapat
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All are properties of CSF at aseptic meningitis except
a. cobweb like clotting
b. slightly elevated protein
c. normal glucose
a. cobweb like clotting
clear and watery dapat
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All may be used as transport medium for stool except
a. Cary Blair
b.Buffered glycerol transport medium
c. Stuart's transport medium
d. Amie's medium
d. Amie's medium --> for CSF
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purpose of serological typing
to identify strain and minimize possibility of widespread outbreaks
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What is suprapubic aspiration?
collection of bladder urine
12
In clean catch urine collection, what "stream" must be collected?
midstream urine
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If delay of more than 2 hours is anticipated, any of the ff may be done to the urine sample except
a. container with 1.8% boric acid
b. urine transport tube
c. do not put in fridge
c, kasi dapat ref at 4 degrees Celsius
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true or false: in wound infections, tissue obtained at surgical procedures are best
true, organisms present are usually cause of infection
15
true or false: in wound infections, swab specimens are most susceptible to contamination
true
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All may be used for transporting superficial wound sample except
a. 1.8% boric acid
b. Stuart's medium
c. Amie's medium
A
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true or false: anaerobic transporter needed for deep lesions
true
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identify the media: equal parts of glycerol and 0.033 M phosphate buffer
buffered glycerol transport medium
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identify the media: buffered semisolid agar, sodium thioglycolate
Stuart's transport medium
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most commonly used method for collecting urine
catheterization
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