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Fecal Flotation
JJC Vet Tech 140
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 1
01/31/2014

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Most parasite eggs have a SG between:
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1.100 and 1.200 g/mL
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In order for parasite eggs to float, you must use a solution with (lower/higher) SG than the eggs.
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higher
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Fecal float solutions usually have an SG ranging from:
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1.180 - 1.400 g/mL
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SG of ZnSO4 (zinc sulfate) solution?
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1.180 g/mL
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In what unit is SG measured?
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g/mL
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SG of NaCl solution?
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1.200 g/mL
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SG of sugar solution (not Sheather's)?
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1.275 g/mL
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SG of Sheather's solution?
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1.330 g/mL
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SG of MgSO4 (magnesium sulfate)?
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1.285 g/mL
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SG of NaNO3 (sodium nitrate)?
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1.390 or 1.340 g/mL (Stein gives both #s in notes)
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SG of Na2Cr2O7 (sodium dichromate)?
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1.400 g/mL
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Which type of fecal flotation solution has the lowest SG? The highest SG?
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Lowest= ZnSO4 at 1.180 g/mL
Highest= sodium dichromate at 1.400 g/mL
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Before examining poop under the microscope, you should first do what kind of examination?
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gross examination of feces - color, consistency, blood/mucus/worms, etc
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Always make sure there is a __ __ at the top of your fecal flotation container. Why do we do this?
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positive meniscus to prevent bubbles
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Name some commercial fecal float kits:
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Ovassy
Fecalyzer
Ovatector
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What is the zone of transition?
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When looking at a smear slide, start at the feathered edge and move in the opposite direction until the cells are close together but not overlapping in huge clumps
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What does "battlement" refer to?
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When looking at a slide, start in a corner and move across in a straight line. Then go down a bit and across in the other direction. Repeat until you've viewed the whole slide.
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