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23 Cards in this Set
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What word describes a sore, swollen urethra? |
Urethritis |
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Pyelonephritis describes inflammation of which organ due to bacterial infection? |
Kidney |
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Prostatitis and Cervicitis describes which clinical symptoms of the prostate and cervix? |
Inflammation, swelling |
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Which word describes inflammation of the bladder? |
Cystitis |
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Name the diagnostic tool used to measure urinary parameters of the following: proteins, nitrite, WBC, bacteria, yeast, Trichomonas species |
Dipstick |
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Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacillus species are associated with UTIs, along with which other type of Gram-positive genera? |
Cocci |
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What are the two types of non-invasive methods of sampling urine? |
MSU, Catheterised |
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In a super-pubic sample, urine is taken directly from where? |
Bladder |
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What solution is a urine sample preserved in, before analysis? |
Sodium borate |
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To analyse a urinary sample, two types of stain may be used; Gram-staining for bacterial infections and which other, for fungi? |
Calcofluor white |
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A nitrite reduction test may be used to test for nitrite-reducing bacteria, such as what? |
E. Coli |
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Gonorrhoea is an STI, caused by a species of which genus? |
Neisseria |
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In a gonorrhoea infection, the bacteria will bind to which type of cell? |
Columnar epithelial |
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In men, how long is the incubatory period of gonorrhoea? |
2-7 days |
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What type of media is selective for N. gonorrhoea? |
Modified Thayer Martin |
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What type of sample is Gram-stained to detect gonorrhoea? |
Perulent discharge |
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Occuring 3-30 days post-contact, what is the first stage of a chlamydia infection? |
Lesion at the point of contact |
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As a chlamydia infection spreads through the lymphatic system, what symptoms develop? |
Lumps, bumps, discharge |
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What is seen in the final stage of a chlamydia infection? |
Chronic inflammation, destruction of tissue |
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Which diagnostic test is usually used on urine samples to test for chlamydia? |
Nucleic amplification |
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Candidiasis isn't officially an STI but is exacerbated by sex, which fungal species causes it? |
Candida albicans |
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Inflammation at the end of the dick is called _________ |
Balanitis |
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Which type of preparation allows details of the budding cells of Candida to be viewed in better detail than a Gram-stain? |
KOH |
