To swab or not to swab? Cytology benefits and tips

Presented by Charlie Pye, BSc, DVM, DVSc, Dipl. ACVD

Continuing education questionnaire

CE credit: 1

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Questions

1. True or False. Cytology samples should be obtained from anywhere skin lesions are visible or anywhere the patient is pruritic. *

True

False

2. Cytology can help identify the presence of which of the following? *

Bacteria

Yeast

Inflammatory cells

All of the above

3. Which of the following techniques for a nodular lesion would be best to gain an adequate sample for cytology? *

Tape preparation

Impression smear

Fine needle aspirate

Toothpick technique

4. When staining an acetate tape preparation, which of the Diff-Quik stains should you NOT use? *

Methanol (fixative)

Eosinophilic (stain I)

Basophilic (Stain II)

Tape preparations should not be stained at all

5. True or False. Conchiformibius is a known commensal of the canine mouth. *

True

False

6. In which of the following disease processes would you NOT see acantholytic cells on cytology? *

Pemphigus foliaceus

Sebaceous adenitis

Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Staphylococcal infection

7. True or False. Cytology following a course of antimicrobial therapy will NOT verify that the infection has resolved. *

True

False

8. Which of the following should be the minimum database of testing for every “derm” patient? *

Cytology, skin biopsy

Cytology, dermatophyte culture

Cytology, skin scrapings

Cytology, allergy testing

9. Which of the following should you take into account when interpreting your cytology samples? *

The number of organisms present

Whether bacteria are intracellular in neutrophils

Your patient’s clinical signs

All of the above

10. True or False. If a culture swab is being obtained to submit for a culture and susceptibility testing, cytology is not needed. *

True

False