Occult Gram stain???
Posted By: curious MT on 2007-06-11
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Is there an occult Gram stain? If there is not, what could he be saying place of the occult?
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yes, there is occult Gram stain
Subject: yes, there is occult Gram stain
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Culture was sent for Gram's stain or gram stain. Which is correct? TIA!!
Subject: Culture was sent for Gram's stain or gram stain. Which is correct? TIA!!
No, don't cap gram-negative. The test Gram stain is capitalized - per Stedmans Inf Dis Book. -s
Subject: No, don't cap gram-negative. The test Gram stain is capitalized - per Stedmans Inf Dis Book. -sm
Also, I worked in a lab for many years, and gram-negative and gram-positive are not capitalized. Gram is the name of the doctor or scientist who came up with the staining test, Gram stain, so that is capped.
It should be Gram's stain, the formal name, or the result was gram negative.... then not.....nm
Subject: It should be Gram's stain, the formal name, or the result was gram negative.... then not.....nm
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Incorrect, it is gram-negative and cap only for Gram stain.
Subject: Incorrect, it is gram-negative and cap only for Gram stain.
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Gram stain, and gram-negative. (nm)
Subject: Gram stain, and gram-negative. (nm)
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Gram stain? nm
Subject: Gram stain? nm
gram stain or Gram stain
Subject: gram stain or Gram stain
Is the g in "gram stain and culture" capitalized? I keep finding it both ways and my brain is going numb here.
Gram stain
Subject: Gram stain
Culture and sensitivity done with s/l annagram stain did not reveal any kind of organisms.
Could he be saying Gram stain? He clearly pronounces it as annagram!
gram stain
Subject: gram stain
could it be AFB? and that is Gram (capital G) stain. nm
Subject: could it be AFB? and that is Gram (capital G) stain. nm
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cytology and Gram stain?
Subject: cytology and Gram stain?
It is NOT Gram's stain - that is possessive
Subject: It is NOT Gram's stain - that is possessive
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Gram stain - upper case G
Subject: Gram stain - upper case G
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have another question----stools were sent for s/l ribgiacola?, rotavirus, Gram stain, etc
Subject: have another question----stools were sent for s/l ribgiacola?, rotavirus, Gram stain, etc
Yes, you can have occult bacteria and occult yeast, along with occult blood. sm
Subject: Yes, you can have occult bacteria and occult yeast, along with occult blood. sm
There is a link at the end of this.
Urine is generally sterile, but sometimes bacteria or, more rarely, yeast can move from the skin outside the urethra and migrate back up the urinary tract to cause a urinary tract infection (UTI).
http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/urine_culture/sample.html
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Subject: gram-position pleomorphic bacilli? (gram-positive should be small "g")
Sted's Path and Lab Words - gram-negative bacilli but Gram
Subject: Sted's Path and Lab Words - gram-negative bacilli but Gram
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Which is correct..Gram or gram negative?nm
Subject: Which is correct..Gram or gram negative?nm
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She must be saying occult!!!
Subject: She must be saying occult!!!
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Subject: occult blood
nm
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Subject: could be occult stools
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Occult as in definition below:
Subject: Occult as in definition below:
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Subject: maybe non-occult anemia?
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Subject: Could it be occult pneumothorax?
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Subject: of occult status
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Subject: OB...(occult blood) negative nm
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Subject: occult Parkinson's disease
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I reslistened again, new occult anemia?
Subject: I reslistened again, new occult anemia?
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Occult cord prolapse
Subject: Occult cord prolapse
I've heard the term occult cord prolapse. I believe that's it.
it's occult anemia is it not? I just had a brain wave LOL thanks! n/m
Subject: it's occult anemia is it not? I just had a brain wave LOL thanks! n/m
I relistened, its not occult, she says what s/l neocult anemia n/m
Subject: I relistened, its not occult, she says what s/l neocult anemia n/m
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Subject: not saying occult test for blood in stool? nm
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found OC-Auto MICRO 80 for fecal occult blood... =) NM
Subject: found OC-Auto MICRO 80 for fecal occult blood... =) NM
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Subject: Hansel stain ?
it's 'anagram stain'.....nm
Subject: it's 'anagram stain'.....nm
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Subject: I thought GelStar was a DNA stain?
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Subject: I saw GelStar as that stain as well, this is an injection it last for
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Subject: I did find Schiller stain, so I am going with that. nm
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Subject: acid-fast stain?
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Subject: Never mind - found it! Giemsa stain.
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Shilling or Schilling stain? I find Schiller test
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