Laboratory Diagnosis

Question 1

What can stools submitted for parasite study that contain flagellates may reveal?

Accepted Answer

Trophozoites and cyst forms

Question 2

What is the active form?

Accepted Answer

Trophozoites

Question 3

What is the inactive or protective form?

Accepted Answer

Cysts

Question 4

Where are flagellate trophozoites seen?

Accepted Answer

Loose, liquid, or soft stool

Question 5

Where are flagellate cysts seen?

Accepted Answer

Formed stool

Question 6

The presence of either trophozoites or cysts are important for?

Accepted Answer

Diagnosis

Question 7

What are under nuclear characteristics?

Accepted Answer

Number of nuclei present, Presence, and Positioning of the nuclear structures

Question 8

What are nuclear characteristics helpful for?

Accepted Answer

Differentiates the flagellates

Question 9

It is a finlike structure connected to the outer edge of some flagellates

Accepted Answer

Undulating membrane

Question 10

It is a rodlike support structure found in some flagellates

Accepted Answer

Axostyle

Question 11

This flagellate morphologic structure is often not visible under micrscopic examination

Accepted Answer

Flagella

Question 12

What procedure do we use for flagellate identification?

Accepted Answer

Saline, Iodine wet preparations, and Permanent smear procedure

Question 13

What can permanent smear procedure do in certain cases?

Accepted Answer

Shrink flagellate parasites

Question 14

What happen if flagellate parasites shrink?

Accepted Answer

Appear smaller in the microscope than typical measurements

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