CLINICAL PROCEDURES CH 8 LABORATORY PROCEDURES FINAL EXAMS UPDATED FOR 2025
WITH 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2023-2025
What is the morphology of Vibrio spp. bacteria?
bacillus
All of the following are important functions of bacterial fimbriae except:
attachment
Bacterial endospores are:
a form of asexual reproduction
Blood levels of total biluribin will not be a significant finding in:
hemolytic disorders
A bacterial genus can best be described as:
Belonging to a species
An iodine scrub on skin would result in:
antisepsis
Which of the following would be a parenteral route of pathogen transmission?
transfusion
Most bacteria grow best at a pH of:
7
Which of the following is an important function of bacterial flagella?
locomotion
Which parasite only uses the cat as a definitive host?
Toxoplasma gondii
_______ is the temperature that must be reached and maintained for 13 minutes in a steam
autoclave to destroy microorganisms.
120 degrees celcius
With which of the following is the humoral immune system involved?
B cells
,Which of the following is a lentivirus?
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)
Which of the following is not a method of culturing animal viruses?
agar plat inoculation
What immunoglobulin is usually present in the greatest quantity?
IgG
Blood levels of total bilurubin are used primarily to evaluate the function of the:
liver
Phagocytes are a type of:
white blood cell
A hospital-acquired disease is know as:
nosocomial
Leukopenia is defined as:
decrease in white blood cells
What laboratory test evaluates kidney function and is a breakdown product of protein?
BUN
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The function of hemolysins is to:
destroy red blood cells
Nonrenal causes of increased levels of urea might include:
the amount of protein ingested
A decrease in albumin may occur in cases experiencing:
gastroenteritis
To what color does "icteric serum" refer?
,yellow
What color are blood collections tubes that contain heparin?
green
Which of the following substances is used to evaluate kidney filtration and function, is excreted,
and is the reabsorbed?
urea
With significant dehydration in an otherwise healthy patient which of the following would likely
be seen on a urinalysis and CBC?
increased urine SG and increased PCV
Water deprivation tests should never be performed on patients with:
dehydration
Glycosuria exists:
When blood glucose levels exceed the renal threshold for absorption of glucose
Horses typically have higher _____ values than other species.
AST
What blood chemistry test should be used to measure cholangiocyte damage?
GGT
Which method is commonly used to measure electrolytes?
ion-specific electrodes
A test that can be performed to help diagnose hyperthyroidism is:
T4
When performing urinalysis testing, the sample should be analyzed within _____ minutes,
otherwise refrigeration is required.
30
For cytological evaluation of urine, which of the following conditions should be observed?
the specimen should be centrifuged as soon as possible
The average urine specific gravity for a healthy adult dog is _______.
, 1.025
The average urine specific gravity for a healthy adult cat is _______.
1.03
Which of the following tests is not included in a routine CBC?
reticulocyte count
Ketonuria is most commonly associated with what condition?
diabetes mellitus
Hoover, a canine patient, was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection 2 weeks earlier and was
placed on a course of amoxicillin. The veterinarian asked that he return for a recheck to ensure
the infection has resolved. The collection method of choice in this patient would be:
cystocentesis
Leukocytes in the urine sediment and a positive nitrate reaction on the urinary colorimetric strip
provide presumptive evidence that the patient might have a:
bacterial infection
Aged urine sample left at room temperature and exposed to UV light may cause a false-negative
result in which of the following biochemical tests?
bilirubin
Which of the following is the best time to collect a urine sample to evaluate specific gravity of a
canine patient?
first morning sample
Mr. Downing has brought in a urine sample from Cleo, his 6-year-old female spayed cocker
spaniel. The color of the urine appears red. On centrifugation of the sample, you find that the
supernatant is now clear. What is most likely the cause of the red color?
hematuria
Urinary pH is not affected by the:
presence of crystals in the urine
Squamous epithelial cells are not normally seen in urine samples obtained by:
cystocentesis
WITH 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2023-2025
What is the morphology of Vibrio spp. bacteria?
bacillus
All of the following are important functions of bacterial fimbriae except:
attachment
Bacterial endospores are:
a form of asexual reproduction
Blood levels of total biluribin will not be a significant finding in:
hemolytic disorders
A bacterial genus can best be described as:
Belonging to a species
An iodine scrub on skin would result in:
antisepsis
Which of the following would be a parenteral route of pathogen transmission?
transfusion
Most bacteria grow best at a pH of:
7
Which of the following is an important function of bacterial flagella?
locomotion
Which parasite only uses the cat as a definitive host?
Toxoplasma gondii
_______ is the temperature that must be reached and maintained for 13 minutes in a steam
autoclave to destroy microorganisms.
120 degrees celcius
With which of the following is the humoral immune system involved?
B cells
,Which of the following is a lentivirus?
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)
Which of the following is not a method of culturing animal viruses?
agar plat inoculation
What immunoglobulin is usually present in the greatest quantity?
IgG
Blood levels of total bilurubin are used primarily to evaluate the function of the:
liver
Phagocytes are a type of:
white blood cell
A hospital-acquired disease is know as:
nosocomial
Leukopenia is defined as:
decrease in white blood cells
What laboratory test evaluates kidney function and is a breakdown product of protein?
BUN
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
The function of hemolysins is to:
destroy red blood cells
Nonrenal causes of increased levels of urea might include:
the amount of protein ingested
A decrease in albumin may occur in cases experiencing:
gastroenteritis
To what color does "icteric serum" refer?
,yellow
What color are blood collections tubes that contain heparin?
green
Which of the following substances is used to evaluate kidney filtration and function, is excreted,
and is the reabsorbed?
urea
With significant dehydration in an otherwise healthy patient which of the following would likely
be seen on a urinalysis and CBC?
increased urine SG and increased PCV
Water deprivation tests should never be performed on patients with:
dehydration
Glycosuria exists:
When blood glucose levels exceed the renal threshold for absorption of glucose
Horses typically have higher _____ values than other species.
AST
What blood chemistry test should be used to measure cholangiocyte damage?
GGT
Which method is commonly used to measure electrolytes?
ion-specific electrodes
A test that can be performed to help diagnose hyperthyroidism is:
T4
When performing urinalysis testing, the sample should be analyzed within _____ minutes,
otherwise refrigeration is required.
30
For cytological evaluation of urine, which of the following conditions should be observed?
the specimen should be centrifuged as soon as possible
The average urine specific gravity for a healthy adult dog is _______.
, 1.025
The average urine specific gravity for a healthy adult cat is _______.
1.03
Which of the following tests is not included in a routine CBC?
reticulocyte count
Ketonuria is most commonly associated with what condition?
diabetes mellitus
Hoover, a canine patient, was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection 2 weeks earlier and was
placed on a course of amoxicillin. The veterinarian asked that he return for a recheck to ensure
the infection has resolved. The collection method of choice in this patient would be:
cystocentesis
Leukocytes in the urine sediment and a positive nitrate reaction on the urinary colorimetric strip
provide presumptive evidence that the patient might have a:
bacterial infection
Aged urine sample left at room temperature and exposed to UV light may cause a false-negative
result in which of the following biochemical tests?
bilirubin
Which of the following is the best time to collect a urine sample to evaluate specific gravity of a
canine patient?
first morning sample
Mr. Downing has brought in a urine sample from Cleo, his 6-year-old female spayed cocker
spaniel. The color of the urine appears red. On centrifugation of the sample, you find that the
supernatant is now clear. What is most likely the cause of the red color?
hematuria
Urinary pH is not affected by the:
presence of crystals in the urine
Squamous epithelial cells are not normally seen in urine samples obtained by:
cystocentesis
