AAB MT Exam Chem Urinalysis & Body
Fluids
A freshly voided urine should have what type of odor? - correct answer-Aromatic Oder
A Gram-negative bacillus (e.g. E. coli) can reduce nitrate to what? - correct answer-Nitrite
A patient with a urinary tract infection may have a urine with what type of odor? - correct
answer-Ammonia-like Odor
A patient with diabetes mellitus may have a urine with what type of odor? - correct
answer-Fruity Odor
A patient with hematuria should have a ______________ occult blood. - correct
answer-Positive
A patient with Maple syrup disease may have a urine with what type of odor? - correct
answer-Maple Syrup Odor
A positive esterase urine test indicates? - correct answer-White Blood cells in the urine
A purple color in the urine esterase test is? - correct answer-Positive (WBCs present)
A small amount of transitional epithelial cells in the urine is considered to be? - correct
answer-Normal
A urine with Red blood cell casts should be positive for? - correct answer-Protein and occult
blood
An increased amount of transitional epithelial cells indicates? - correct answer-An invasive
urological procedure (catheter specimen)
Bacterial casts in urine occur in patients with? - correct answer-Pyelonephritis
Broad casts are seen in the urine of what conditions? - correct answer-Chronic renal failure
and chronic glomerulonephritis
Broad casts in the urine should correlate with what other urine tests? - correct
answer-Positive protein test and waxy casts.
Clinitest should be performed on who? - correct answer-Newborns
Clue cells are indicative of? - correct answer-G. vaginalis
Dark yellow urine is ___________________? - correct answer-Concentrated
, Describe a uric acid crystal. - correct answer-Rhombic, rosette, needle-shaped crystal that
birefringent under polarized light.
Describe an amorphous urate crystal. - correct answer-Ambiguous distribution with pink
sedimentation due to uroerythrin.
Describe calcium oxalate crystals. - correct answer-Colorless envelopes that are oval or
dumbbell-shaped.
Describe the appearance of Amorphous phosphate. - correct answer-Ambiguous distribution
that produces a white precipitate.
Describe the appearance of calcium carbonate crystals? - correct answer-Colorless crystals
either dumbbell or rounded form.
Describe the appearance of oval fat bodies? - correct answer-Highly retractile RTE cells
contain fat and form maltese cross under polarized light.
Describe the appearance of white blood cells in urine? - correct answer-Spherical cells with
lobed nucleus and granules which "glitter" in dilute, hypotonic solutions.
Does normal urine contain glucose? - correct answer-No
Fatty casts should correlate with what other urine test? - correct answer-Positive protein test
and oval fat bodies.
First morning urine specimens must be examined when? - correct answer-Within 1 hour of
collection
Glucose is often present in the urine of patients with? - correct answer-Diabetes mellitus
Hematuria may appear in patients with? - correct answer-Urinary tract infections, Acute
glomerulonephritis, and renal calculi.
If bacterial casts are noted in the urine, what other tests should be positive? - correct
answer-Protein and nitrite
If urine has casts in it, the protein test should be? - correct answer-Positive
Increased amounts of urobilinogen occurs during? - correct answer-Pre-hepatic Jaundice
Increased urine bilirubin and normal urobilinogen levels indicate? - correct answer-Post
hepatic Juandice
Is urine bilirubin present in pre-hepatic jaundice? - correct answer-No
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