Packaging samples
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- Created on: 06-03-19 15:33
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- Packaging samples
- Types of samples
- -centesis
- Arthrocentesis - joint fluid
- Abdominocentesis - abdomen
- Thoracocentesis - chest (dont hit lung or heart)
- Cystocentesis - bladder
- Cardiocentesis - into the heart (only after death/ euthanasia)
- Pericardiocentesis - pericardial space
- Solid samples
- Stones - kidney, bladder, gall bladder
- Tumours - cytology (cells) histopatholgoy (tissue itself)
- Scrapes
- Smears - any type of liquid
- Infectious samples
- Swabs
- Charcoal - good at absorbing toxins, so better for bacteria survival
- Medium vs no medium? - keep a virus alive
- Cultures - take temperature into account
- Swabs
- -centesis
- What to do with samples?
- Appropriate housing
- Plastic tube/pot
- Appropriate labelling
- animal name
- what the sample is
- owner name
- date and time
- Appropriate housing
- Sealing samples
- Limit external contamination
- include absorbent material
- seal in an air tight bag
- Wrap in bubble wrap
- Attach the lab form
- Types of samples
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