ESCUELA SUPERIOR POLITÉCNICA

DE CHIMBORAZO
CENTRO DE IDIOMAS – MODALIDAD EXTENSIÓN
MID TERM EXPOSURE - ENGLISH MÓDULO 2 (8)

TOPIC: COVID 19 DIAGNOSTIC TESTS.

MEMBERS: Rhodney H. Quevedo.

Luis J. Quishpe
TEACHER’S NAME: Lic. NANCY G. RODRÍGUEZ A., Msg.
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 INTRODUCTION
The FDA has been working around the clock to increase the availability
of critical medical products, including tests for SARS-CoV-2, the virus
that causes COVID-19, to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more
about the different types of tests and the steps involved.

Types of Tests
 IF YOU ARE EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS OR START SHOWING
SYMPTOMS, YOU WILL NEED TO BE TESTED BY A DOCTOR WHO
MAY LISTEN TO YOUR LUNGS AND HEART THROUGH A
STETHOSCOPE, AND MAY TAKE MY TEMPERATURE AND BLOOD
PRESSURE.
 THE COVID-19 TEST IS CALLED RT-PCR WHICH IS A
NASOPHARYNGEAL SWAB, A LONG, THIN, FLEXIBLE
STICK WITH SMALL SOFT BRISTLES ON THE END
 THE SWAB LOOKS LIKE A LONG Q-TIP. IT COMES
IN A PLASTIC CONTAINER THAT KEEPS IT CLEAN. 
Photo from www.hpnonline.com
THE SWAB TRAPS GERMS TO CHECK IF YOU HAVE
COVID-19. GERMS CAN LOOK LIKE TINY ROUND
BALLS OR DROPLETS.
 
 FIRST, YOU WILL GO TO THE DOCTOR’S
OFFICE OR A TESTING SITE. SOME PLACES
CAN TEST YOU IN THE CAR.  
THE MASK WILL COVER MY NOSE AND
MOUTH.
 YOU WILL SIT DOWN ON A CHAIR
WHILE THE DOCTOR GETS THE SWAB
READY. IT IS OKAY TO FEEL
NERVOUS.
 THE DOCTOR WILL ASK YOU TO
BLOW YOUR NOSE INTO A TISSUE
SO THAT YOUR NOSTRILS ARE
CLEAR.
YOU WILL TIP YOUR HEAD
BACK SO THAT YOUR NOSE
POINTS UP INTO THE AIR.
 THE TEST DOES NOT HURT. THE
SWAB MIGHT FEEL
UNCOMFORTABLE BECAUSE YOU
ARE NOT USED TO HAVING THINGS IN
YOU NOSE.
DURING THE TEST, YOU BREATHE THROUGH
YOUR MOUTH AND TRY TO BE CALM.
THE SWAB WILL TOUCH THE BACK OF
YOUR THROAT THROUGH YOUR NOSE.
THIS IS WHERE COVID-19 GERMS LIVE.
 THE COVID-19 TEST IS QUICK. THE
DOCTOR WILL PULL OUT THE SWAB FROM
YOUR NOSE, PUT IT IN A TUBE AND SEAL IT
IN A BAG. Photo from www.newslit.org
YOUR SWAB WILL BE SENT TO
A LAB FOR TESTING.
IT WILL TAKE A FEW DAYS TO FIND OUT IF
YOU HAVE COVID-19. IT IS NORMAL TO
HAVE A RUNNY NOSE AFTER THE TEST.
IF THE DOCTOR CALLS AND SAYS
YOU HAVE COVID-19, YOU DO NOT
NEED TO PANIC.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE COVID-19, YOU STILL
NEED TO PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING
BY STAYING 6 FEET AWAY FROM OTHER
PEOPLE, WASHING THEIR HANDS WITH
WARM RUNNING WATER AND SOAP IN A
SINK, AND TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF.
SAMPLES FOR
COVID-19
Rapid Test COVID-19
 PREPARATION OF MATERIAL

SURGICAL GLOVES
SURGICAL MASK
WASTER CONTAINER
BANDS

ALCOHOL
COTTON
NEEDLES
MARKER PEN
QUICK TEST
 Perform a
puncture

Disinfect

Apply
Pressure
Collect sample

Band the
wound
 Put the sample

Observe the cassette

Identify the test

 Wait a while

Put the developer Observe the result

Antigen tests usually provide results
diagnosing an active coronavirus infection
faster than molecular tests, but antigen
tests have a higher chance of missing an
active infection. If an antigen test shows a
negative result indicating that you do not
have an active coronavirus infection, your
health care provider may order a molecular
test to confirm the result.
 CONCLUSION

YOU ARE VERY RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING

THE COVID-19 TEST. YOU CAN TELL YOUR
FRIENDS AND FAMILY ABOUT THE SWAB.