FINALS - Ch. 47/39

Question 1

When should urine specimens be processed?

Answer 1

Within 1 hour of collection

Question 2

What kind of equipment is used to obtain sediment for a microscopic analysis of a urine specimen?

Answer 2

Centrifuge

Question 3

Chemical testing of urine specimens should be performed:

Answer 3

As soon as possible after collection

Question 4

How long does it take for the chemical and microscopic properties of urine to change at room temperature?

Answer 4

1 hour

Question 5

Which test is commonly performed as a screening for colorectal cancer?

Answer 5

Fecal occult blood test

Question 6

Which urologic disease would least likely end with a surgical procedure?

Answer 6

Epididymitis

Question 7

A pregnant patient states is has been 4-6 weeks since she had her menses and she has abdominal discomfort. What trimester would she be in?

Answer 7

First trimester

Question 8

Which method of collecting a urine specimen is required when performing a urine culture to identify the number and the types of pathogens present?

Answer 8

Clean-catch midstream urine specimen

Question 9

What amount of residual urine is considered abnormal?

Answer 9

70 mL

Question 10

Which type of catheter is used to collect specimens or to instill medications?

Answer 10

Straight cath

Question 11

Which type of catheter is used for drainage through a wound that leads to the bladder?

Answer 11

Cystostomy

Question 12

Which type of catheter is inserted after plastic repair of the ureter and must remain in place for at least a week after surgery?

Answer 12

Splinting

Question 13

When the MD suspects that a patient has a protozoal or parasitic infection, what is the minimum # of stool specimens that need to be examined?

Answer 13

3

Question 14

The liquid portion from the tube of urine that is discarded down the drain after the centrifuge stops is called what?

Answer 14

Supernatant

Question 15

Which urine specimen is used to complete a quantitative analysis of one or more substances such as sodium, chloride, or calcium?

Answer 15

24-hour specimen

Question 16

Absence of menstruation

Answer 16

amenorrhea

Question 17

Bleeding between menstrual periods

Answer 17

metrorrhagia

Question 18

After sexual intercourse

Answer 18

postcoital

Question 19

Prolonged menstrual period or excessive menstrual flow

Answer 19

menorrhagia

Question 20

Painful menstruation

Answer 20

dysmenorrhea

Question 21

The beginning of menstruation between ages 10-15

Answer 21

Menarche

Question 22

A bimanual exam is done during the gynecological exam to:

Answer 22

Check the position of the internal organs

Question 23

The presence of myoglobin in urine

Answer 23

myoglobinuria

Question 24

A bile pigment formed from hemoglobin

Answer 24

bilirubin

Question 25

Absence of urine production

Answer 25

Anuria

Question 26

Insufficient production or volume of urine

Answer 26

oliguria

Question 27

A cylinder shaped element that forms when protein accumulates in the kidney tubules and is washed into the urine

Answer 27

Cast

Question 28

A test using antigens and antibodies conjugated to an enzyme

Answer 28

Enzyme immunoassay

Question 29

Formed by the breakdown of hemoglobin in the intestines

Answer 29

Urobilinogen

Question 30

The presence of what in the urine is one of the first signs of liver disease?

Answer 30

bilirubin

Question 31

A yellow pigment that gives urine its color

Answer 31

Urochrome

Question 32

A chemical seen when leukocytes are present in urine

Answer 32

Leukocyte esterase