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Urinalysis & Body Fluids BOC
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
A patient with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus will most likely have
A. Pale urine with a high specific gravity
B. Concentrated urine with a high specific gravity
C. Pale urine with a low specific gravity
D. Dark urine with a high specific gravity
✓ A
While performing an analysis of a baby's urine, the laboratorian notices the
specimen has a "mousy" odor. Of the following substances that may be
excreted in urine, the one that most characteristically produces this odor is
A. Phenylpyruvic acid
B. Acetone
C. Coliform bacilli
D. Porphyrin
✓ A
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An ammonia-like odor is characteristically associate with urine from patients
who
A. Are diabetic
B. Have hepatitis
C. Have an infection with Proteus spp
D. Have a yeast infection
✓ C
Urine that develops a port wine color after standing may contain
A. Melanin
B. Porphyrins
C. Bilirubin
D. Urobilinogen
✓ B
Acid urine that contains hemoglobin will darken on standing due to the
formation of
A. Myoglobin
B. Sulfhemoglobin
C. Methemoglobin
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D. RBCs
✓ C
Urine from a 50-year old man was noted to turn dark red on standing. This
change is caused by the presence of
A. Glucose
B. Porphyrins
C. Urochrome
D. Creatinine
✓ B
The clarity of a urine sample should be determined
A. Using glass tubes only; never plastic
B. Following thorough mixing of the specimen
C. After addition of sulfosalicylic acid
D. After the specimen cools to room temperature
✓ B
Milky urine from a 24 year old woman would most likely contain
A. Spermatozoa
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B. May WBCs
C. RBCs
D. Bilirubin
✓ B
A brown-black urine would most likely contain
A. Bile pigment
B. Porphyrin
C. Melanin
D. Blood cells
✓ C
The yellow color of urine is primarily due to
A. Urochrome pigment
B. Methemoglobin
C. Bilirubin
D. Homogenistic acid
✓ A
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Urinalysis & Body Fluids BOC
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
A patient with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus will most likely have
A. Pale urine with a high specific gravity
B. Concentrated urine with a high specific gravity
C. Pale urine with a low specific gravity
D. Dark urine with a high specific gravity
✓ A
While performing an analysis of a baby's urine, the laboratorian notices the
specimen has a "mousy" odor. Of the following substances that may be
excreted in urine, the one that most characteristically produces this odor is
A. Phenylpyruvic acid
B. Acetone
C. Coliform bacilli
D. Porphyrin
✓ A
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An ammonia-like odor is characteristically associate with urine from patients
who
A. Are diabetic
B. Have hepatitis
C. Have an infection with Proteus spp
D. Have a yeast infection
✓ C
Urine that develops a port wine color after standing may contain
A. Melanin
B. Porphyrins
C. Bilirubin
D. Urobilinogen
✓ B
Acid urine that contains hemoglobin will darken on standing due to the
formation of
A. Myoglobin
B. Sulfhemoglobin
C. Methemoglobin
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D. RBCs
✓ C
Urine from a 50-year old man was noted to turn dark red on standing. This
change is caused by the presence of
A. Glucose
B. Porphyrins
C. Urochrome
D. Creatinine
✓ B
The clarity of a urine sample should be determined
A. Using glass tubes only; never plastic
B. Following thorough mixing of the specimen
C. After addition of sulfosalicylic acid
D. After the specimen cools to room temperature
✓ B
Milky urine from a 24 year old woman would most likely contain
A. Spermatozoa
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B. May WBCs
C. RBCs
D. Bilirubin
✓ B
A brown-black urine would most likely contain
A. Bile pigment
B. Porphyrin
C. Melanin
D. Blood cells
✓ C
The yellow color of urine is primarily due to
A. Urochrome pigment
B. Methemoglobin
C. Bilirubin
D. Homogenistic acid
✓ A
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