Urinalysis and Body Fluids Certification
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A sperm count is diluted 1:20 and 50 sperm are counted in two large squares of the Neubauer
counting chamber. The sperm count in mLs is:
A. 5000
B. 50,000
C. 500,000
D. 5,000,000 D
A physician attempts to aspirate a knee joint and obtains 0.1 mL of slightly bloody fluid.
Addition of acetic acid results in turbidity and a clot. This indicates that:
A. the fluid is synovial fluid
B. plasma was obtained
C. red blood cells caused a false positive reaction
D. the specimen is not adequate A
A clean-catch urine sample is submitted to the laboratory for routine urinalysis and culture. The
routine urinalysis is done first, and the specimen is then sent to microbiology for culture. The
specimen should:
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A. be centrifuged and the supernatant cultured
B. be rejected due to possible contamination from routine urinalysis
C. not be cultured if no bacteria are seen
D. be immediately processed for culture regardless of urinalysis results B
A reagent strip area impregnated with stabilized, diazotized 2,4-dichloroaniline will yield a
positive reaction with:
A. bilirubin
B. hemoglobin
C. ketones
D. urobilinogen A
Which of the following components is/are present in serum but NOT present in the glomerular
filtrate?
A. glucose
B. amino acids
C. urea
D. large molecular weight proteins D
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An antidiuretic hormone deficiency is associated with a:
A. specific gravity around 1.031
B. low specific gravity
C. high specific gravity
D. variable specific gravity B
Urine reagent strips should be stored in a(n):
A. refrigerator (4°C-7°C)
B. incubator (37°C)
C. cool dry area
D. open jar exposed to air C
Patients with diabetes mellitus have urine with:
A. decreased volume and decreased specific gravity
B. decreased volume and increased specific gravity
C. increased volume and decreased specific gravity
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D. increased volume and increased specific gravity D
The primary constituent of hyaline casts is:
A. fat
B. cells
C. protein
D. mucus C
A component seen during a microscopic urinalysis stains positively with Sudan III stain but does
not polarize. This most likely is a:
A. cholesterol ester
B. neutral fat
C. lipid
D. leucine B
The amber yellow color of urine is primarily due to:
A. urochrome pigment
B. methemoglobin
Questions With Solutions
A sperm count is diluted 1:20 and 50 sperm are counted in two large squares of the Neubauer
counting chamber. The sperm count in mLs is:
A. 5000
B. 50,000
C. 500,000
D. 5,000,000 D
A physician attempts to aspirate a knee joint and obtains 0.1 mL of slightly bloody fluid.
Addition of acetic acid results in turbidity and a clot. This indicates that:
A. the fluid is synovial fluid
B. plasma was obtained
C. red blood cells caused a false positive reaction
D. the specimen is not adequate A
A clean-catch urine sample is submitted to the laboratory for routine urinalysis and culture. The
routine urinalysis is done first, and the specimen is then sent to microbiology for culture. The
specimen should:
, Urinalysis and Body Fluids Certification
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A. be centrifuged and the supernatant cultured
B. be rejected due to possible contamination from routine urinalysis
C. not be cultured if no bacteria are seen
D. be immediately processed for culture regardless of urinalysis results B
A reagent strip area impregnated with stabilized, diazotized 2,4-dichloroaniline will yield a
positive reaction with:
A. bilirubin
B. hemoglobin
C. ketones
D. urobilinogen A
Which of the following components is/are present in serum but NOT present in the glomerular
filtrate?
A. glucose
B. amino acids
C. urea
D. large molecular weight proteins D
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An antidiuretic hormone deficiency is associated with a:
A. specific gravity around 1.031
B. low specific gravity
C. high specific gravity
D. variable specific gravity B
Urine reagent strips should be stored in a(n):
A. refrigerator (4°C-7°C)
B. incubator (37°C)
C. cool dry area
D. open jar exposed to air C
Patients with diabetes mellitus have urine with:
A. decreased volume and decreased specific gravity
B. decreased volume and increased specific gravity
C. increased volume and decreased specific gravity
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D. increased volume and increased specific gravity D
The primary constituent of hyaline casts is:
A. fat
B. cells
C. protein
D. mucus C
A component seen during a microscopic urinalysis stains positively with Sudan III stain but does
not polarize. This most likely is a:
A. cholesterol ester
B. neutral fat
C. lipid
D. leucine B
The amber yellow color of urine is primarily due to:
A. urochrome pigment
B. methemoglobin
