Urinalysis (CH 2-5) Reviewed Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
A specimen may be rejected by the laboratory for all of the following reasons except:
A) Nonmatching label and requisition form
B) Specimen contaminated with feces
C) Contamination on the exterior of the container
D) The container uses a screw-top lid☑️Correct Ans-D) The container uses a screw-top lid
A person exhibiting oliguria would have a urine volume of:
A) 200 to 500 mL
B) 600 to 1000mL
C) 1000 to 1500 mL
D) more than 1500 mL☑️Correct Ans-A) 200 to 500 mL
Increased turbidity in urine stored at room temperature is usually caused by:
A) Evaporation
B) White blood cells
C) Bacterial growth
D) Protein precipitation☑️Correct Ans-C) Bacterial growth
Which of the following urine chemicals will deteriorate when exposed to light?
,A) pH
B) leukocytes esterase
C) bilirubin
D) specific gravity☑️Correct Ans-C) bilirubin
Urine from a patient with diabetes insipidus has:
A) decreased volume and decreased specific gravity
B) decreased volume and increased specific gravity
C) increased volume and increased specific gravity
D) increased volume and decreased specific gravity☑️Correct Ans-D) increased volume and
decreased specific gravity
All of the following are components of normal urine except:
A) Urea
B) Chloride
C) Amino acids
D) Creatinine☑️Correct Ans-C) Amino acids
The recommended specimen for routine analysis testing is the:
A) random specimen
B) timed specimen
C) first morning specimen
,D) catheterized specimen☑️Correct Ans-C) first morning specimen
A urine specimen containing a large amount of precipitated amorphous material may have been
preserved using:
A) refrigeration
B) phenol
C) formalin
D) toluene☑️Correct Ans-A) refrigeration
A urine specimen label should include the date and time of collection.
A) True
B) False☑️Correct Ans-A) True
Urine contains organic and inorganic chemicals that can vary with body metabolic functions.
A) True
B) False☑️Correct Ans-A) True
A urine bacterial culture should not be performed on a catheterized specimen.
A) True
B) False☑️Correct Ans-B) False
Dietary intake does not influence urine volume.
, A) True
B) False☑️Correct Ans-B) False
The polyuria associated with diabetes mellitus is caused by:
A) the presence of excess glucose in the urine
B) a defect in the production of ADH
C) the diuretic effect of insulin
D) failure of the collecting duct to respond to ADH☑️Correct Ans-A) the presence of excess
glucose in the urine
The average daily volume of urine produced by a normal adult is approximately:
A) 200 mL
B) 500 mL
C) 1200 mL
D) 2500 mL☑️Correct Ans-C) 1200 mL
The liver breaks down protein to form what waste product?
A) Urea
B) Amino acids
C) Sodium
D) Chloride☑️Correct Ans-A) Urea
With Correct Answers
A specimen may be rejected by the laboratory for all of the following reasons except:
A) Nonmatching label and requisition form
B) Specimen contaminated with feces
C) Contamination on the exterior of the container
D) The container uses a screw-top lid☑️Correct Ans-D) The container uses a screw-top lid
A person exhibiting oliguria would have a urine volume of:
A) 200 to 500 mL
B) 600 to 1000mL
C) 1000 to 1500 mL
D) more than 1500 mL☑️Correct Ans-A) 200 to 500 mL
Increased turbidity in urine stored at room temperature is usually caused by:
A) Evaporation
B) White blood cells
C) Bacterial growth
D) Protein precipitation☑️Correct Ans-C) Bacterial growth
Which of the following urine chemicals will deteriorate when exposed to light?
,A) pH
B) leukocytes esterase
C) bilirubin
D) specific gravity☑️Correct Ans-C) bilirubin
Urine from a patient with diabetes insipidus has:
A) decreased volume and decreased specific gravity
B) decreased volume and increased specific gravity
C) increased volume and increased specific gravity
D) increased volume and decreased specific gravity☑️Correct Ans-D) increased volume and
decreased specific gravity
All of the following are components of normal urine except:
A) Urea
B) Chloride
C) Amino acids
D) Creatinine☑️Correct Ans-C) Amino acids
The recommended specimen for routine analysis testing is the:
A) random specimen
B) timed specimen
C) first morning specimen
,D) catheterized specimen☑️Correct Ans-C) first morning specimen
A urine specimen containing a large amount of precipitated amorphous material may have been
preserved using:
A) refrigeration
B) phenol
C) formalin
D) toluene☑️Correct Ans-A) refrigeration
A urine specimen label should include the date and time of collection.
A) True
B) False☑️Correct Ans-A) True
Urine contains organic and inorganic chemicals that can vary with body metabolic functions.
A) True
B) False☑️Correct Ans-A) True
A urine bacterial culture should not be performed on a catheterized specimen.
A) True
B) False☑️Correct Ans-B) False
Dietary intake does not influence urine volume.
, A) True
B) False☑️Correct Ans-B) False
The polyuria associated with diabetes mellitus is caused by:
A) the presence of excess glucose in the urine
B) a defect in the production of ADH
C) the diuretic effect of insulin
D) failure of the collecting duct to respond to ADH☑️Correct Ans-A) the presence of excess
glucose in the urine
The average daily volume of urine produced by a normal adult is approximately:
A) 200 mL
B) 500 mL
C) 1200 mL
D) 2500 mL☑️Correct Ans-C) 1200 mL
The liver breaks down protein to form what waste product?
A) Urea
B) Amino acids
C) Sodium
D) Chloride☑️Correct Ans-A) Urea
