The urine sample on a patient in the Emergency Department (ED) is grossly bloody.
What should be done with this patient's sample?
A. This sample should be rejected. Do not analyze.
B. Perform the urine reagent strip test as usual. Report the results. Note on the results
that the sample was bloody.
C. This sample would need to be sent to a laboratory where it would be centrifuged
first, and the test run on the supernatant.
D. Report only the blood result from the urine test strip.
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C. This sample would need to be sent to a laboratory where it would be
centrifuged first, and the test run on the supernatant.
What is a possible cause for the discrepancy between the reagent strip leukocyte
results and the microscopic white blood cells?
, A. Elevated glucose concentration
B. Sample exposed to light
C. Specimen affected by strong oxidizing agents
D. High specific gravity
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A. Elevated glucose concentration
An ED tech opens a new bottle of urine dipsticks. The tech takes out the desiccant
and throws it away. What, if anything, will happen to the dipsticks?
A. The sticks will dry out.
B.The sticks will take on moisture.
C. Nothing will happen to the sticks.
D. All of the pads on the sticks will become discolored.
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B. The sticks will take on moisture.
If a urinary tract infection is suspected, which of the following parameters would be
elevated?
A. Bilirubin
B. Ketones
C. Leukocyte esterase
D. Glucose
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What should be done with this patient's sample?
A. This sample should be rejected. Do not analyze.
B. Perform the urine reagent strip test as usual. Report the results. Note on the results
that the sample was bloody.
C. This sample would need to be sent to a laboratory where it would be centrifuged
first, and the test run on the supernatant.
D. Report only the blood result from the urine test strip.
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C. This sample would need to be sent to a laboratory where it would be
centrifuged first, and the test run on the supernatant.
What is a possible cause for the discrepancy between the reagent strip leukocyte
results and the microscopic white blood cells?
, A. Elevated glucose concentration
B. Sample exposed to light
C. Specimen affected by strong oxidizing agents
D. High specific gravity
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A. Elevated glucose concentration
An ED tech opens a new bottle of urine dipsticks. The tech takes out the desiccant
and throws it away. What, if anything, will happen to the dipsticks?
A. The sticks will dry out.
B.The sticks will take on moisture.
C. Nothing will happen to the sticks.
D. All of the pads on the sticks will become discolored.
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B. The sticks will take on moisture.
If a urinary tract infection is suspected, which of the following parameters would be
elevated?
A. Bilirubin
B. Ketones
C. Leukocyte esterase
D. Glucose
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