Microbiology - Fall 2008

[PreRN Katie]

Hi ya'll! Anybody taking Micro this coming fall semester and want to form a study group? I did this for A&P I and II and it helped tremendously! I'm taking it along with Chem 1151 (Survey of Chem). Thanks!

[NurseBettyICU, ADN, BSN]

Good luck, PreRN Katie, I'm sure you'll do great on your exam! Sounds like you're prepared!!

I have my presentation tomorrow on my microbe. I'm SO nervous! I absolutely dread speaking in front of people. Hope I don't throw up. lol.

Good luck to you!! I've got my presentation in an hour and half.

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[PreRN Katie]

Good luck RNBound83 & Stacygirl!

[Kimberley.RN]

Well, I survived my presentation. The teacher said I did well so that's a positive. Now it's the countdown ~ almost. Only 3-1/2 weeks left! Hard to believe ~ it's gone so quickly. Good luck to everyone!

[iiiRacheliii]

WAY TO GO RNBOUND!!! good for you!!

I am SO with you in the count down! I have my DNA test tomorrow, and then off next week for thankgiving, he will also give the details about the take home LAB final tomorrow. Then on the 6th we only have lab -no lecture then the next week after that we have 2 finals. exam 4 which is not cumulative and then a departmental final. which he is giving us a few days to do but all must be complete by the 13th WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO I CANT WAIT!!!!! AHHH!!!

3.5 wks -1 for thankgiving so that makes it around 2!

I also have orientation on wednesday for nursing school OMG IM SO EXCITED!!! wahoo!

Rachel--

OK- Off my high horse lol..

[Kimberley.RN]

Rachel, how exciting for you to start nursing school soon! That's awesome. Wish I was there but I have one more prereq to take next semester. Seems like these prereqs go on and on and on!

[LadyEtain]

I have a questrion - if a patient's acid-fast stain from sputum is positive, but there is no mention of a 7H12 Middlebrooks media, and his PPD is negative, is this enough information to confirm that the patient has pneumonia and not TB?

[AtomicWoman]

I have a questrion - if a patient's acid-fast stain from sputum is positive, but there is no mention of a 7H12 Middlebrooks media, and his PPD is negative, is this enough information to confirm that the patient has pneumonia and not TB?

Very few bacteria stain acid-fast positive, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of them. So I would still be looking at TB. A PPD might be negative if the TB exposure was very recent. "An incubation period of two to 12 weeks is usually necessary after exposure to the TB bacteria in order for the PPD test to be positive." http://www.medicinenet.com/tuberculosis_skin_test_ppd_skin_test/article.htm The only other possibility that comes to mind right away is a Nocardia infection. Nocardia is weakly positive on acid-fast staining, but it can cause a slow progressing pneumonia.

[LadyEtain]

Very few bacteria stain acid-fast positive, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of them. So I would still be looking at TB. A PPD might be negative if the TB exposure was very recent. "An incubation period of two to 12 weeks is usually necessary after exposure to the TB bacteria in order for the PPD test to be positive." http://www.medicinenet.com/tuberculosis_skin_test_ppd_skin_test/article.htm The only other possibility that comes to mind right away is a Nocardia infection. Nocardia is weakly positive on acid-fast staining, but it can cause a slow progressing pneumonia.

That helps a lot! Thanks a bunch!!!

[LongIslandNurseDream]

Ok- Got an 88 on the psych test. Did better than I thought. funny part is that I founded the test so hard and got so overwhelm while taking it that I forgot to answer one LOL-

Anyways , back to Micro! LOL

I think I messed up my unknown!!!!! Why? because I did not see clear colonies in my Macconkey Agar plate. I know it is Gram - but to be sure, I did both test; the lactose fermenter and non- lactose fermenter! More work for me:uhoh21: NOW! I'm so worry...I'm so no good with technical stuff! My report is due Tuesday and I will find out results then.

Anyone had a similar experience? Please share:lol2:

Rachel, by the way ..how was your test on Saturday? I haven't heard from you!!!!!!

[Ocelot]

Hey everyone! I haven't been around in a while. I'm sure everyone is excited about the end of the school year coming soon..... I was sooooooo down when my micro test went really bad after so much studying (65) and then my lab partner and I did our presentation on Ebola and my teacher went to sleep :imbar She is coming off a really nasty bout with encephalitis but I was still surprised (and the presentation was good too!) Anyhooo I'm back in the saddle and smiles a'blazin :rckn:

[Lennonninja, MSN, APRN, NP]

We're starting our unknowns on Monday and I'm excited :) I've got my dichotomous key all drawn out and written out and I think it'll be fun!

[CalNevaMimi, LPN, LVN]

My school wanted positive titers as well. Of all things, mumps came back negative, so I have to have an MMR shot! They don't have a seperate one just for mumps. Also, two chicken pox shots, tetorifice, and two Hep B with one more to go in April. It was like Intro to Shots.