

![]() |
In women:A pelvic examination reveals red blotches vaginal wall or cervix. A wet prep (microscopic examination of discharge) shows the infection-causing organisms in vaginal fluids.
|
|
Diagnosis is easily made by taking a sample of the discharge from the women's vagina, or from the opening of the man's penis. The sample is put on a slide, and viewed under a microscope.
|
|
|
The protozoa, which are able to move about, are easily viewed.Trichomoniasis tends to be underdiagnosed in men because of the relative mildness of symptoms in men and insufficiently sensitive diagnostic tests. The recent introduction of DNA amplif...
|
|
|
A pelvic examination is a routine procedure used to assess the well being of the female patients'' lower genito-urinary tract. This is done as part of a usual health screening and prevention tool, and is an element of the total health care for the ...
|
|
During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient''s body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems.
|
|
Endocervical gram stain is a method of identifying bacteria on tissue from the cervix using a special series of stains.The health care provider will obtain a tissue sample from the lining of the cervical canal(the opening to the uterus).You lie on...
|
|
The KOH test takes its name from the chemical formula for potassium hydroxide(KOH), which is the substance used in the test. The test, which is also called a potassium hydroxide preparation, is done to rapidly diagnose fungal infections of the hai...
|
|
The KOH(potassium hydroxide) test is the microscopic examination of a skin, nail, or hair sample for the presence of a fungus that infects these structures. The test takes its name from the chemical formula for potassium hydroxide(KOH), the substa...
|