Questions and CORRECT Answers
The concentration of a normal urine specimen can be estimated by which of the following?
A. Color
B. Clarity
C. Foam
D. Odor - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Color
The normal yellow color of urine is produced by:
A. Bilirubin
B. Hemoglobin
C. Urobilinogen
D. Urochrome - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Urochrome
The presence of bilirubin in a urine specimen produces a:
A. Yellow foam when shaken
B. White foam when shaken
C. Cloudy specimen
D. Yellow-red specimen - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Yellow foam when shaken
urine specimen containing melanin will appear:
A. Pale pink
B. Dark yellow
, C. Blue-green
D. Black - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Black
Specimens that contain hemoglobin can be visually dis- tinguished from those that contain RBCs
because:
A. Hemoglobin produces a clear, yellow specimen
B. Hemoglobin produces a cloudy pink specimen
C. RBCs produce a cloudy red specimen
D. RBCs produce a clear red specime - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Hemoglobin produces
a clear, yellow specimen
A patient with a viscous orange specimenmayhavebeen:
A. Treated for a urinary tract infection
B. Taking vitamin B pills
C. Eating fresh carrots
D. Taking antidepressants - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Treated for a urinary tract
infection
The presence of a pink precipitate in a refrigerated speci-
men is caused by:
A. Hemoglobin
B. Urobilin
C. Uroerythrin
D. Beets - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Uroerythrin