Parasitology
Scientific name for roundworms
What is nematodes?
This solution is used in a catalase test.
What is 3% Hydrogen peroxide?
The filamentous form of fungi is called ______ and the single celled form is called _____
What is mycelium and yeast?
The two pathways in the coagulation cascade.
What are intrinsic and extrinsic?
The reproducibility and reliability of the test method (how close results are to one another).
What is precision?
A tick-borne illness cause by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi
What is Lyme disease?
The shape of Leptospirosis bacteria.
This fungus produces aflatoxin which causes liver cancer.
What is aspergillus flavus?
Converts Fibrinogen to Fibrin
What is Thrombin?
How close results are to the true value
What is accuracy?
The most common parasite infection of humans worldwide.
What is Giardia?
This bacteria causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
What is rickettsia rickettsii?
Used for skin, hair, and nails. Dissolves keratin and makes fungal elements more visible.
What is KOH?
The 4 common pathway factors
What are I, II, V, and X?
Six or more consecutive QC values above or below the mean.
What is a shift?
Parasites are part of this group of organisms.
What is eukaryotes?
This bacteria is part of the normal flora of the mouth and is associated with dental plaque
What is streptococcus mutans?
This test is performed to prove a yeast is dimorphic.
What is incubate yeast subculture at 37 C
This helps standardize PT results regardless of the instrument of reagent used for testing.
What is INR?
Seven consecutive QC values in an upward or downward direction.
What is a trend?
Parasite found in cat feces that can get passed to a fetus during pregnancy
What is Toxoplasmosis? (Toxoplasma gondii)
This bacteria is commonly the cause of sickness in hospitalized patients.
What is clostridium difficile?
Fluorescent stain used for tissues, sputum, body fluids and corneal scrapings.
What is Calcoflour white?
The aPTT assesses functional defects in this/these pathway(s)
What is intrinsic and common?
95% of QC values should be within _____ SD
What is 2?