URINALYSIS AND BODY FLUIDS FINAL
PAPER VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED SOLUTIONS
●● What urine volume is characteristic of oliguria?
Answer: 200 to 500 mL
●● What principle does reflectance photometry use?
Answer: A light-emitting diode for a specific wavelength to measure
color
●● Which cells require further intervention when analyzed by automated
body fluid instruments?
Answer: Malignant cells
●● What is polyuria in terms of urine output?
Answer: 3,000 mL in 24 hours
●● What term means 'excessive thirst'?
Answer: Polydipsia
●● Which specimen is not acceptable for a urine culture?
, Answer: 24-hour timed specimen
●● What is a disadvantage of using automated instruments for counting
body fluid cells?
Answer: Unable to count low WBC numbers and malignant cells
●● What usually causes increased turbidity in urine stored at room
temperature?
Answer: Bacterial growth
●● What type of specimen should be used for quantitation of a substance
that varies with daily activities?
Answer: 24-hour specimen
●● What is the average daily volume of urine produced by a normal
adult?
Answer: Approximately 1,200 mL
●● What may cause a urine specimen to contain a large amount of
precipitated amorphous material?
Answer: Refrigeration
●● What is the most sterile specimen collection method?
PAPER VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED SOLUTIONS
●● What urine volume is characteristic of oliguria?
Answer: 200 to 500 mL
●● What principle does reflectance photometry use?
Answer: A light-emitting diode for a specific wavelength to measure
color
●● Which cells require further intervention when analyzed by automated
body fluid instruments?
Answer: Malignant cells
●● What is polyuria in terms of urine output?
Answer: 3,000 mL in 24 hours
●● What term means 'excessive thirst'?
Answer: Polydipsia
●● Which specimen is not acceptable for a urine culture?
, Answer: 24-hour timed specimen
●● What is a disadvantage of using automated instruments for counting
body fluid cells?
Answer: Unable to count low WBC numbers and malignant cells
●● What usually causes increased turbidity in urine stored at room
temperature?
Answer: Bacterial growth
●● What type of specimen should be used for quantitation of a substance
that varies with daily activities?
Answer: 24-hour specimen
●● What is the average daily volume of urine produced by a normal
adult?
Answer: Approximately 1,200 mL
●● What may cause a urine specimen to contain a large amount of
precipitated amorphous material?
Answer: Refrigeration
●● What is the most sterile specimen collection method?
