Certification Exam: Urinalysis and Body Fluids Bundle Test

41) Which of the following can give a false-negative urine protein reading? A) contamination B) heavy mucus C) presence of blood D) very dilute urine - Answer D 42) The pH of the urine specimen measures the: A) free sodium ions B) free hydrogen C) total acid excretion D) volatile acids ...

Describe the proper technique for performing reagent strip testing. - Answer •Strips have chemical pads on plastic strip •Compare the color change on pads w/in required time frame •Dip strip into well-mixed specimen at room temp •Remove excess urine on edge of cup •Blot edge of strip...

nephron - Answer the functional unit of the kidney; has blood vessels and elongated tubules glomerulus - Answer the only place of the urinary tract that filters blood; blood pressure pushes plasma through the capillary walls into the Bowman's capsule loop of Henle - Answer section of th...

An abdominal fluid is submitted from surgery. The physician wants to determine if this fluid could be urine. The technologist should: A. perform a culture B. smell the fluid C. test for urea, creatinine, sodium and chloride D. test for protein, glucose and pH - Answer C The clarity of a uri...

What are 2 reasons urinary analysis is an integral part of patient examination? - Answer Urine is easily available. Urine contains information which can be obtained by inexpensive lab tests. What is the composition of urine? - Answer 95% water and 5% solute How can a fluid be identified as...

Reason 1 to study Amniotic Fluid - Answer Enable antenatal diagnosis of genetic and congenital disorders early in gestation (15-18 weeks) Reason 2 to study Amniotic Fluid - Answer Assess fetal pulmonary maturity later in the pregnancy (32-42 weeks) Reason 3 to study Amniotic Fluid - Answer...

Measure total volume - answer after receiving a 24 hour urine for quantitative total protein analysis the technician must first Exposed to light - answer false results in urobilinogen testing ma occur if the urine specimen is 4 bilirubin - answer which of the following urine result...

The normal pH value for a healthy adult's urine is: - Answer 6.0 Which of the following is the primary reagent in the copper reduction tablet? - Answer copper sulfate A patient has glucosuria, hyperglycemia, and polyuria. These findings would be associated with: - Answer diabetes mellit...

After receiving a 24-hour urine for quantitative total protein analysis, the technician must first: - Answer Measure the total volume False results in urobilinogen testing may occur if the urine specimen is: - Answer Exposed to light A clean-catch urine is submitted to the laboratory for r...

Which of the following is NOT a nitrogenous waste normally found in urine? a. Urea b. Uric acid c. Nitrite d. Creatinine - Answer B Uric Acid? Hematuria is generally absent in: a. Acute glomerulonephritis b. Chronic glomerulonephritis c. Acute pyelonephritis d. The nephrotic syn...

165-180 mg/dL - Answer The normal renal threshold for glucose is? Diabetes insipidus - Answer Urine with an S.G. consistency between 1.002 and 1.003 indicates? Proximal tubules - Answer More than 66% of filtered water,sodium,and chloride and 100% of filtered glucose,amino acids and prote...

1. In the urinalysis laboratory the primary source in the chain of infection would be: A. Patients B. Needlesticks C. Specimens D. Biohazardous waste - Answer C 2. The best way to break the chain of infection is: A. Hand sanitizing B. Personal protective equipment C. Aerosol pr...

Which of the following would be most affected by allowing a urine sample to sit at room temperature three hours before analysis? A. Occult blood B. pH C. Specific gravity D. Protein - Answer B. pH Which of the following specimens usually eliminates contamination of the urine with entities...

Things that happen to urine when left standing at room temperature - Answer Increase pH, Glucose decrease, Color darkens, Bacteria increases Name of the confirmation test for positive bilirubin on the dipstick? - Answer Ictotest Complete obstruction of the biliary ducts. Bilirubin(pos or...