Urinalysis & Body Fluids
Polarized light can often be used to differentiate between:
A. fibers and mucus clumps
B. hyaline and waxy casts
C. squamous and transitional epithelial cells
D. red blood cells and white blood cells - fibers and mucus clumps
Which of the following contaminants has a dimpled center and will polarize?
A. starch
B. oil droplets
C. air bubbles
D. pollen grains - starch
The presence of this element in urine indicates the presence of:
A. a UTI
B. powder
C. carbohydrate deficiency
D. high urine amylase - powder
Identify the formed element in this photomicrograph:
A. cloth fiber
B. hyaline cast
,C. granular cast
D. waxy cast - cloth fiber
A technologist is having trouble differentiating between red blood cells, oil droples and yeast
cells on a urine microscopy. Acetic acid should be added to the sediment to:
A. lyse the yeast cells
B. lyse the red blood cells
C. dissolve the oil droplets
D. crenate the red blood cells - lyse the red blood cells
A urine specimen is tested and has the following results: Reagent strip glucose 3+ protein 1+
Microscopic findings >100 WBCs/hpf many yeast cells This is indicative of:
A. diabetes mellitus
B. contamination
C. pyelonephritis
D. diabetes insipidus - diabetes mellitus
When identifying urine crystals, which reagent strip result is most important?
A. protein
B. pH
C. specific gravity
D. nitrite - pH
,Bacteria are considered significant in the urine sediment when the:
A. nitrite is positive
B. protein is positive
C. specimen is cloudy
D. leukocytes is positive - leukocytes is positive
Which of the following exhibits rapid motility in urine sediment?
A. spermatozoa
B. Trichomonas vaginalis
C. Gardnerella vaginalis
D. Enterobius vermicularis - Trichomonas vagainalis
Which of the following positive chemical reaction is most closely associated with the presence of
yeast in urine sediment?
A. nitrite
B. protein
C. glucose
D. blood - glucose
What of the following is consistent with this urine microscopic finding?
A. ketone
B. glucose
C. specific gravity
, D. nitrate - nitrate
A 21-year-old woman had glucose in her urine with a normal blood sugar. These findings are
most consistent with:
A. renal glycosuria
B. diabetes insipidus
C. diabetes mellitus
D. alkaline tide - renal glycosuria
The results of a urinalysis on a first morning specimen are:
specific gravity 1.024
pH 8.5
protein, negative
glucose, negative
microscopic, uric acid crystals
The next step is to repeat the:
A. microscopic examination
B. protein and glucose
C. specific gravity
D. pH and microscopic examination - pH and microscopic examination
The following urinalysis results were obtained from an 18-year-old woman in labor: pH 6.5
Protein 30mg/dL Glucose 250mg/dL Ketones Negative Bilirubin Small Blood Negative Nitrite
Polarized light can often be used to differentiate between:
A. fibers and mucus clumps
B. hyaline and waxy casts
C. squamous and transitional epithelial cells
D. red blood cells and white blood cells - fibers and mucus clumps
Which of the following contaminants has a dimpled center and will polarize?
A. starch
B. oil droplets
C. air bubbles
D. pollen grains - starch
The presence of this element in urine indicates the presence of:
A. a UTI
B. powder
C. carbohydrate deficiency
D. high urine amylase - powder
Identify the formed element in this photomicrograph:
A. cloth fiber
B. hyaline cast
,C. granular cast
D. waxy cast - cloth fiber
A technologist is having trouble differentiating between red blood cells, oil droples and yeast
cells on a urine microscopy. Acetic acid should be added to the sediment to:
A. lyse the yeast cells
B. lyse the red blood cells
C. dissolve the oil droplets
D. crenate the red blood cells - lyse the red blood cells
A urine specimen is tested and has the following results: Reagent strip glucose 3+ protein 1+
Microscopic findings >100 WBCs/hpf many yeast cells This is indicative of:
A. diabetes mellitus
B. contamination
C. pyelonephritis
D. diabetes insipidus - diabetes mellitus
When identifying urine crystals, which reagent strip result is most important?
A. protein
B. pH
C. specific gravity
D. nitrite - pH
,Bacteria are considered significant in the urine sediment when the:
A. nitrite is positive
B. protein is positive
C. specimen is cloudy
D. leukocytes is positive - leukocytes is positive
Which of the following exhibits rapid motility in urine sediment?
A. spermatozoa
B. Trichomonas vaginalis
C. Gardnerella vaginalis
D. Enterobius vermicularis - Trichomonas vagainalis
Which of the following positive chemical reaction is most closely associated with the presence of
yeast in urine sediment?
A. nitrite
B. protein
C. glucose
D. blood - glucose
What of the following is consistent with this urine microscopic finding?
A. ketone
B. glucose
C. specific gravity
, D. nitrate - nitrate
A 21-year-old woman had glucose in her urine with a normal blood sugar. These findings are
most consistent with:
A. renal glycosuria
B. diabetes insipidus
C. diabetes mellitus
D. alkaline tide - renal glycosuria
The results of a urinalysis on a first morning specimen are:
specific gravity 1.024
pH 8.5
protein, negative
glucose, negative
microscopic, uric acid crystals
The next step is to repeat the:
A. microscopic examination
B. protein and glucose
C. specific gravity
D. pH and microscopic examination - pH and microscopic examination
The following urinalysis results were obtained from an 18-year-old woman in labor: pH 6.5
Protein 30mg/dL Glucose 250mg/dL Ketones Negative Bilirubin Small Blood Negative Nitrite
