specimen collection -throat swab.pptx

specimen collection -throat swab.pptx

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  SPECIMEN COLLECTION Troat swab
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  Why we collectspecimen collection? ■ It’s a common component of routine checkups for your health. It goes hand in hand with lab tests allowing medical proportionals to Obtain tissue or fluids to look for any changes in your health ■ It is a gathering of matter From the body to aid in the process of medical diagnosis.
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  Throat swab ■ Athroat swab culture is a laboratory test that Is done to identify germs that may cause infection in the throat ■ A sample from the throat is collected by Swabbing the throat and placing the sample into a special cup (culture) that allows infections to grow . If an organisms grows, the culture is positive and the presence of infection is confirmed. The type of infection is found using a Microscope, chemical tests or both.
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  Throat culture diagnose ■Diphtheria ■ Gonorrhea ■ Rheumatic fever or scarlet fever ■ Strep throat or (bacterial tonsillitis) ■ Thrush ■ Whooping cough (pertussis)
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  Diphtheria and it’ssymptoms ■ It is a serious communicable bacterial disease that causes Severe inflammation of the nose, throat and windpipe (trachea) SYMPTOMS ■ A thick grey – white coating that May cover the back of your throat,nose and tongue ■ A high temperature (fever) ■ Sore throat ■ Swollen glands in your neck ■ Difficulty breathing and swollowing
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  Gonorrhoea and it’ssymptoms ■ When the infection affect the tissue of the throat SYMPTOMS ■ Swollen, burning ,or painful glands in your throat ■ Difficulty swollowing ■ Flu-like symptoms ■ Visible irritation,redness or lesions in the back of the throat
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  Rheumatic fever andit’s symptoms ■ I is rare complicatiocation of Untreated strep throat or scarlet fever. It most commonly affects children and teens. In severe cases, It can lead to serious health problem that affect your Child’s heart, joints or other organs SYMPTOMS ■ Swollen, tender and red joints (arthritis ) – especially your child’s knees ankles and elbows that may move around from day to day ■ Chest pain,fatigue, fever, headache, muscle ache, Swollen,red tonsils
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  Strep throat andit’s symptoms ■ Strep throat is an infection In your throat and tonsils . The inflammation typically affect the surrounding area of your throat as well, which causes a Sore throat (pharygitis) SYMPTOMS ■ Chills ■ Headache ■ Loss of appetite ■ Abdominal pain ■ Nausea and vomiting
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  Thrush and it’ssymptoms ■ A swab looks similar to a small round cotton bud and is used to collect s sample of Cells or discharge from your vagina SYMPTOMS ■ Redness and soreness inside and at the corners of your mouth ■ Loss of sense of taste ■ Cottony feeling in your mouth
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  Whooping cough andit’s symptoms ■ Whooping cough is a bacterial infection that gets into your nose and throat. It spreads easily, but vaccines like DTaP (diphtheria,tetanus and pertussis) and TDaP (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) can help prevent it in children and adults SYMPTOMS ■ mild coughing ■ Sneezing ■ Runny nose ■ Low fever
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  Happens during athroat culture 1. Ask you to tilt back your head. 2. Ask you to open your mouth wide and say,”Aaahh”. They may gently push your tongue down with a flat piece of wood. This can help them to better see the back of your throat 3. Pass a cotton swab along the back area of your throat and tonsils to take a sample of cells. 4. Place the swab into a sterile, sealed container
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  Happens after athroat culture ■ After a throat culture, your provider sends the sample to a lab. The lab technician puts the sample onto a plate or into a sterile container ■ They add chemicals to the sample to see if bacteria or fungi grow. This usually takes about two days for fungus. A negative throat culture means that no bacteria or fungi have grown. A positive throat culture means that the sample did grow bacteria or fungi
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  Happens before athroat culture ■ Before a throat culture, your provider will tell you what to expect during the test. The test isn’t painful, but you may feel a brief tickling or gagging sensation at the back of your throat. ■ If your child is having a throat culture, your provider may ask you to keep your child still. You may want to sit them on your lap or hold their hand. ■ Tell your provider if you’ve recently taken antibiotics or used mouthwash. These can affect the test results
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  When is athroat culture performed? ■ Healthcare providers may give you a throat culture if you have a sore throat. The throat culture can show the cause of your illness
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  Why would Ineed a throat culture? ■ A throat culture is a type of bacteria culture test. Viruses cause many sore throats. But sometimes bacterial infections and fungal infections lead to sore throats. For instance, bacteria group A streptococcus infection causes strep throat. Your provider may suspect strep throat if you also have: ■ Abdominal pain ■ Fever ■ Headache ■ Loss of appetite ■ Pain and difficulty swollowing ■ Red spots on the roof of your mouth