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Which finding in a CBC points to a bacterial infection?
Elevated Granulocyte & Decreased Lymphocyte
Knowing that a nasopharyngeal aspirate is an effective method to test for RSV, which solution must be injected in the nostrils to allow the removal of the respiratory sample with gentle suction
Saline Solution
Which condition involves having severe sore throat, difficulty swallowing and speaking, ear pain, tender lymph nodes in the neck, and swollen red tonsils? And is this condition associated with having URTIs or LRTIs?
Pharyngitis/ URTIs
What are some bacterial infections that can be detected by a respiratory pathogen panel?
Bacterial pneumonia and whooping cough
Which finding in a CBC is indicative of a viral infection?
Elevated lymphocytes and Decreased Granulocytes
Following sample collection, which step involves the isolation of viral RNA from other cellular and environmental components.
RNA Extraction
Which condition involves having vocal changes such as having very hoarse voice, only having the ability to talk in low volume, or losing the voice entirely? And is this condition associated with having URTIs or LRTIs?
Laryngitis/ URTIs
Knowing that the world's current population is 8,045,311,447, what is my favorite number from 0 to 10,000? (Hint: Go BIG or go study some fungi)
6201
What are three types of granulocytes?
Neutrophils, Eosinophils and Basophils
Now that the extracted RNA is used as a template for reverse transcription, which enzyme helps convert viral RNA into cDNA.
Reverse transcriptase
Which condition can cause inflammation and involves feeling pressure behind the forehead and eyebrows, and on the sides of the nose bridge? Is this condition associated with having URTIs or LRTIs?
Sinusitis/ URTIs
What does RSV stand for? What type of a virus is RSV? And how to pronounce Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Respiratory syncytial virus; an enveloped, nonsegmented negative-strand RNA virus
What type of electrolyte imbalance are bacterial infection and viral infections like to cause?
Hyponatremia (A serum sodium concentration threshold of less than 135 mmol/L)
Which step allows the generation of multiple copies of the targeted cDNA fragment to allow for the detection of RSV RNA in a sample.
PCR Amplification
In addition to the symptoms seen in URTIs, what are two other symptoms that indicate a severe case of LRTIs? What conditions can those LRTI symptoms lead to?
Chest pain, cyanosis, SOB, and severe cough.
Can lead to developing pneumonia and bronchitis
What are some viral infections that can be detected by a respiratory pathogen panel?
Flu, RSV, COVID-19