Week 3 Review

Question 1

Cloudiness in a freshly voided urine specimen can indicate presence of

Answer 1

Bacteria, yeast, sperm, mucus, fecal, pus and blood

Question 2

Normal specific gravity is between

Answer 2

1.010-1.025

Question 3

Specific gravity in a urine sample describes

Answer 3

How concentrated the urine is

Question 4

Qualitative

Answer 4

Page 782

Question 5

Quantitative

Answer 5

Page 782

Question 6

Drug testing is used for

Answer 6

Preemployment, probable cause and random screening

Question 7

You have to be ______to preform a drug test on someone.

Answer 7

Certified

Question 8

pH neutral level is

Answer 8

7.0

Question 9

A pH reading of 7.0 or above is

Answer 9

Alkalinic or basic

Question 10

A pH reading of 7.0 or below is

Answer 10

Acidic

Question 11

Ketonuria

Answer 11

The presence of ketones in the urine (waste product of fat that we metabolize)

Question 12

HCG hormone is present in

Answer 12

Pregnant women

Question 13

When preforming a pregnancy test as a medical assistant you should notate:

Answer 13

Date, time, LMP, Brand of pregnancy test, result, and your initials

Question 14

Normal glucose level ranges between

Answer 14

70-99 mg/dL

Question 15

A diabetics glucose level is

Answer 15

126 mg/dL or above

Question 16

3 Different blood glucose testing methods

Answer 16

FBG
OGTT
2-hour PPBG

Question 17

A normal hemoglobin range?

Answer 17

Adult female: 12 to 16 g/DL

Adult male: 14 to 18 g/DL

Question 18

A diabetics hemoglobin percentage:

Answer 18

Goal is Less than 7%

Question 19

Bile is produced & secreted by the ___________ and stored by the _____.

Answer 19

Liver and gallbladder

Question 20

LDL

Answer 20

Bad cholesterol - Picks up cholesterol from ingested fats and the liver
o Delivers it to the blood vessels and muscles where it is deposits in cells

Question 21

HDL

Answer 21

Good cholesterol- Removes excess cholesterol from cells

Question 22

BUN

Answer 22

Blood Uria Nitrogen - Kidney function test

Question 23

Urine is composed of:

Answer 23

95% water

5% organic & inorganic waste products

Question 24

The normal adult excretes ________ of urine per day.

Answer 24

750 to 2000 mL

Question 25

Polyuria

Answer 25

excessive increase in urine output

Question 26

Dysuria

Answer 26

difficult or painful urination

Question 27

Nocturia

Answer 27

excessive (voluntary) urination during the night

Question 28

Nocturnal enuresis

Answer 28

(bed wetting – involuntary): the inability of the patient to control urination at night during sleep.

Question 29

Do not collect a specimen during menstruation because

Answer 29

It may result in false-positive results on test for blood

Question 30

When taking pregnancy test what time of day it the best?

Answer 30

first-voided morning specimen

Question 31

For Identification of a UTI what method should you use?

Answer 31

clean-catch midstream collection

Question 32

Microorganisms are NOT normally present in:

Answer 32

Urinary bladder and Most of urethra

Question 33

Microorganisms are normally present in:

Answer 33

Distal urethra and Urinary meatus

Question 34

What kind of urine method/specimen is used when the urine is cultured and examined for bacteria

Answer 34

Clean-catch

Question 35

For a Twenty-Four Hour Urine Specimen how much urine can the container hold?

Answer 35

3000mL

Question 36

Urinalysis Exams 3 parts:

Answer 36

Physical, chemical and microscopic examination

Question 37

Cloudiness in a freshly voided urine specimen can indicate presence of

Answer 37

bacteria, yeast, sperm, mucus, fecal, pus and blood

Question 38

Normal specific gravity is between

Answer 38

1.010-1.025

Question 39

pH reading of 7.0 is

Answer 39

Neutral

Question 40

pH reading If above 7.0 is considered

Answer 40

alkalinic or basic

Question 41

pH reading of below 7.0 is considered to be

Answer 41

acidic

Question 42

Ketonuria

Answer 42

the presence of ketones in the urine (waste product of fat that we metabolize)

Question 43

What is the normal hematocrit range?

Answer 43

Adult female: 37% to 47% | Adult male: 40% to 54%

Question 44

What does the term hematocrit mean?

Answer 44

“to separate blood.”

Question 45

The normal hematocrit range for a female is

Answer 45

37% to 47%

Question 46

Micturition

Answer 46

Normal act of voiding urine

Question 47

Anuria

Answer 47

Failure of the kidneys to produce urine

Question 48

Normal PT/INR

Answer 48

0.8-1.2

Question 49

ESR

Answer 49

Erythrocytes sedimentation rate

Question 50

Twenty-Four Hour Urine Specimen

Answer 50

Kidney stones

Question 51

Clean-catch

Answer 51

Used for culture