Urinalysis and Body Fluids Final
Exam Questions and Answers
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Gout is described as?
✓ crystal-induced synovitis of heterogeneous nature
Sperm morphology in a normal sample should be?
✓ >30% normal
The procedure for removal of fluid from synovial joints is termed?
✓ arthrocentesis
Intracranial Pressure is defined as?
✓ the pressure inside the skull
Lumbar puncture is synonymous with?
✓ spinal tap
A fluid contained within the body that possesses serum like features whose
consistency is more thin or watery than thick or viscous describes what?
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✓ serous fluid
The primary site of CSF formation is?
✓ choroid plexus
A medical procedure to irrigate and remove fluid contained in the peritoneal
cavity for the purpose of examining is called?
✓ peritoneal lavage
Synovial fluid is described as?
✓ ultra filtrate of plasma to which proteins and proteoglycans are added
by fibroblast like synoviocytes in the lining layers
Spinal fluid samples from a patient with bacterial meningitis typically present?
✓ cloudy or purulent, with increased polymorphonucler cells and low
glucose levels
meningitis is describes as?
✓ inflammation of the meninges around the brain and/or spinal cord
Paracentesis is the term used for what?
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✓ Removal of acites fluid from the abdominal cavity
Xanthochromia is?
✓ abnormal yellow-pink color of CSF
Macroscopic exam of Serous fluids include?
✓ color and clarity
A fetus that has a deficiency of surfactant can develop what?
✓ Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
Birefrengence can be detected by?
✓ polarized microscopy
The macroscopic appearance of a normal pericardial fluid is?
✓ pale yellow and clear
Ascites fluid contaminated with bile typically appears?
✓ green or dark brown
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