Which of the following are abnormal characteristics of urine? (select all that apply.)
a. bacteria
b. blood
c. crystals
d. clear
e. 0.25 quarts per day correct answers a,b,c,e
A patient presents with painful urination, and after assessment, is diagnosed with a UTI. Which
characteristic might you expect to see in the lab results?
a. bacteria
b. yellow color
c. sperm
d. blood correct answers a
What is important about taking a 24 hour urine collection?
a. the specimen must be cool
b. you must not spill any of the specimen
c. the patient must void into the toilet
d. all of the urine must be collected
e. the specimen must be sterile correct answers a,b,d,e
What is used to assess urine?
a. bacteria, clarity, color, urine test, time of void
b. color, odor, time of void, urine tests, renal function
c. color, clarity, odor, amount, urine tests
,d. sterility, color, urine test, food intake, renal function correct answers c
In which way can a urine test NOT be collected?
a. sterile cup
b. midstream
c. bedpan
d. toilet
e. sterile catheter correct answers d
What is the function of BUN and Creatine level assessment?
a. evaluates energy levels
b. evaluates bacteremia
c. determines the cause of pyelonephritis
d. evaluates renal function correct answers d
How much urine excretion (in 24 hours) indicates anuria?
a. <100 mL
b. <500 mL
c. >1000 mL
d. >2500 mL correct answers a
How much urine excretion (in 24 hours) indicates oliguria?
a. <100 mL
b. <500 mL
c. >1000 mL
d. >2500 mL correct answers b
, How much urine excretion (in 24 hours) indicates polyuria?
a. <100 mL
b. <500 mL
c. >1000 mL
d. >2500 mL correct answers d
What is a severe complication of nocturemia?
a. bed wetting
b. embarrassment
c. fall risk
d. lack of sleep correct answers c
What is dysuria?
a. inability to urinate
b. painful urination
c. overproduction of urine
d. bacteria in the urine correct answers b
When there is blood in the urine it is coming from...?
a. anywhere in the urinary tract
b. the kidneys
c. the stomach
d. the urethra correct answers a
What is the difference between stress incontinence and urge incontinence?
a. stress incontinence is when the patient is anxious and has to urinate, whereas urge
incontinence is when a patient feels the sudden urge to urinate