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Ear Cytology
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Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), demonstrates how to prepare a slide to examine ear exudate under a microscope.Sidebar Bookmark Button
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Megan Brashear
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I was hoping that this video would be similar to the blood smear video, in that it would have shown slides of things like epithelial cells, yeast, mites and bacteria. Having at least a few of these would be a great help to students. :)
I was told that heat-fixing is a thing of the past & all it does is char cells. We haven't heat-fixed for years and we still have excellent ear smears. I just think it's an unnecessary step and that putting both ear swabs on one slide is also cost effective. Just make the smear in the shape of an R & L.
This video would have more value if timing was included in the staining section and there was an identification section (i.e. yeast, rods, cocci). I was also surprised ear cytology was mentioned as a method to identify ear mites; we generally use a second slide with mineral oil to identify these parasites.
Watched and loved! :) Thank you