the organization that sets the standard to ensure that all laboratories will provide the best, most reliable information to the physician and patient is - ANSWERSCLIA
the Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1970 established formal regulation of safety and health for all employee, regardless of employer; these regulations are administered by - ANSWERSOSHA
if used correctly, personal protective equipment (PPE) protects the health care worker from blood borne pathogens from aerosols, direct contact with a cut, and ingestions. PPE 's will not protect against - ANSWERSneedle stick
the term critical value refers to - ANSWERSa life threatening test result
preventive maintenance schedules on the centrifuge used to spin down urine samples is
a - ANSWERSpreanalytical component of quality assurance
a substance that refract light in two directions is said to be - ANSWERSbirefringent
the field of view in a microscope is - ANSWERSdetermined by the eyepiece
a specimen is collected directly onto a glass slide from a suspected syphilis lesion and will be examined for - ANSWERSSpirochetes under dark field microscopy
the condenser of a microscope is the component that gathers and focuses the illumination light onto the - ANSWERSspecimen being viewed
proper cleaning of microscope requires - ANSWERSlens paper (not tissues of any kind)
air syringe and brush
number of nephrons found in an average kidney - ANSWERS1.3 millian
antidiuretic hormone (adh) - ANSWERSregulates the reabsorption of water in the collecting tubules
final concentration of the urine is determined - ANSWERSwithin collecting ducts
daily volume of urine excreted normally ranges from - ANSWERS500 to 1800 mL/day
Oliguria is excretion of less than - ANSWERS400 mLs of urine per day largest component of urine is - ANSWERSwater
ultimate goal of the kidneys is to - ANSWERSmaintain normal plasma osmolality eliminate unwanted solute and water
manipulate water to achieve fluid homeostasis
primary producer of renin is - ANSWERSa small endocrine organ located in the juxtaglomerular apparatus
substances that require elimination from the body by renal excretion include - ANSWERSurea, creatinine, and urie
the normal reference range for urine specific gravity is - ANSWERS1.002 to 1.035
a NCCLS guideline for performing a urinalysis is to aid in the - ANSWERSdiagnosis of a
disease
volume of urine that is used to perform microscopic examination is - ANSWERS12 mLs
urine may be kept at room temp and then refrigerated after - ANSWERS2 hours
specific gravity is a measure of the disolved substances in urine that is mostly - ANSWERSNaCl and urea
a refractometer determines specific gravity by - ANSWERSthe ratio of the speed of light
in the air to the speed of light in solution (urine)
the osmometer measures - ANSWERSthe freezing point depression of a solution to measure the solute particles per unit of solvent
reagent strip for specific gravity indirectly estimates - ANSWERSurine density on the basis of charged solutes
correct formula for calculating creatinine clearence - ANSWERSU crea. Pt. V. 1.73
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S Crea X. 1440. X. Pt. BSA
creatinine is the best indicator of renal function because it is not - ANSWERSdietary dependent and is constantly excreted by the kidney
an inborn error of metabolism, has characteristic odor described as mousy - ANSWERSPKU
inherited disease that give the urine a
characteristic mousy or musty odor - ANSWERSphenylketonuria