UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Urea - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the major organic constituent of urine?
Chloride - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the major inorganic constituent of urine?
nephron - CORRECT ANSWER - what is the functional unit of the kidney?
Angiotensinogen - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the inactive protein produced by the
liver?
Renin - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the enzyme produced by the juxtaglomerular
apparatus of the kidneys and catalyzes the conversion of angiotensinogen to angiotensin I?
Angiotensin II - CORRECT ANSWER - Promotes vasoconstriction and stimulate
aldosterone production.
Hansel stain - CORRECT ANSWER - Urinary eosinophils can be demonstrated using
what stain?
Clearance test - CORRECT ANSWER - decreased glomerular filtration test is also known
as:
Inulin clearance test - CORRECT ANSWER - Gold standard for glomerular filtration
Creatinine clearance - CORRECT ANSWER - Most commonly used test to assess
glomerular filtration rate.
, 600-2000mL/day - CORRECT ANSWER - normal daily urine output
10-15ml - CORRECT ANSWER - volume of urine required for routine urine analysis
30-45mL - CORRECT ANSWER - volume of urine required for drug testing
Fasting specimen - CORRECT ANSWER - also known as the SECOND MORNING
URINE, intended for glucose monitoring.
Urochrome - CORRECT ANSWER - pigment that gives urine the normal yellow color
Urobilin - CORRECT ANSWER - brown pigment formed by the oxidation of urobilinogen
Urobilinogen - CORRECT ANSWER - breakdown product of bilirubin formed by the
action of intestinal bacteria
Uroerythrin - CORRECT ANSWER - -pink pigment
-attaches to amorphous urates formed in refrigerated specimens
White foam - CORRECT ANSWER - Indication of an Increased protein in urine
1.015-1.025 - CORRECT ANSWER - normal specific gravity of urine
4.5-8.0 - CORRECT ANSWER - normal pH of urine for random urine
5.0-6.0 - CORRECT ANSWER - normal pH or urine for the first morning void.