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Prepare a Wet Mount. CAPT Mike Hughey, MC, USNR. First, a Video. Obtain a Specimen. Spatula Cotton-tipped Applicator Obtain directly or from inside curve of speculum. Place on Microscope Slide. Use very small amount Too much makes the slide too thick and unreadable. Add NaCl and KOH.
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Prepare a Wet Mount CAPT Mike Hughey, MC, USNR
Obtain a Specimen • Spatula • Cotton-tipped Applicator • Obtain directly or from inside curve of speculum
Place on Microscope Slide • Use very small amount • Too much makes the slide too thick and unreadable
Add NaCl and KOH • One drop • Mix well • Two slides vs. one slide?
Add Coverslip • Remove excess fluid so the coverslip is stable. • Heat the KOH slide?
Microscopic Examination • Start with low power • Rarely need to go above medium power • Focus up and down through the plane of the cells
Yeast Single branch Tangle of threads
Trichomonas • About the same size as a white blood cell • Smaller than a vaginal epithelial cell • Violent motion
Bacterial Vaginosis • Clue cells • Vaginal epithelial cells studded with bacteria • Smudged, granular appearance • Indistinct borders Clue Cell Normal Vaginal Epithelial Cell