URINALYSIS AND BODY FLUIDS 7TH EDITION |COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
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1. A patient with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus will most likely have:
a. pale yellow urine with a high specific gravity
b. dark yellow urine with a high specific gravity
c. pale yellow urine with a low specific gravity
d. dark yellow urine with a low specific gravity: a. pale yellow urine with a
high specific gravity 2. While performing an analysis of a baby's urine, the
laboratorian notices the specimen has a "mousy" odor. Of the following
substances that may be excreted in urine, the one that most
characteristically produces this odor is: a. phenylpyruvic acid
b. acetone
c. coliform bacilli
d. porphyrin: a. phenylpyruvic acid
,3. An ammonia-like odor is characteristically associated with urine from
patients with: a. PKU
b. viral hepatitis
c. a bacterial infection
d. a yeast infection: c. a bacterial infection
4. Urine that develops a port wine or deep red color after standing may
contain:
a. melanin
b. porphyrins
c. bilirubin
c. urobilinogen: b. porphyrins
5. Which of the following collection methods would yield the most sterile
urine sample?
a. random
b. catherization
c. suprapubic aspiration
,d. clean-catch midstream: c. suprapubic aspiration
6. Urine from a 50 year old patient with severe hepatic disease is reported
as having an "amber" or dark brown color. The color of the sample is most
likely caused by the presence of a. biliverdin
b. bilirubin
c. pyridium
d. melanin: b. bilirubin
7. The clarity of a urine sample should be determined after:
a. the sample has been centrifuged
b. thorough mixing of the specimen
c. the addition of 3% sulfosalicylic acid
d. the specimen is heated to body temp.: b. thorough mixing of the
specimen
8. A bright orange urine from a 24 year old patient with cystitis likely
contains: a. bilirubin
b. pyridium
, c. rifampin
d. ammonia: b. pyridium
9. After standing, a urine sample that develops a black coloration would
most likely contain:
a. bile pigments
b. porphyrinogens
c. homogentisic acid
d. RBCs: c. homogentisic acid
10. The yellow color of urine is primarily due to the presence of:
a. urochrome
b. melanin
c. bilirubin
d. stercobilin: a. urochrome
11. Following a severe crush injury, a patient is transported to the ER where
a blood sample and a urine sample are collected. The patient's urine
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1. A patient with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus will most likely have:
a. pale yellow urine with a high specific gravity
b. dark yellow urine with a high specific gravity
c. pale yellow urine with a low specific gravity
d. dark yellow urine with a low specific gravity: a. pale yellow urine with a
high specific gravity 2. While performing an analysis of a baby's urine, the
laboratorian notices the specimen has a "mousy" odor. Of the following
substances that may be excreted in urine, the one that most
characteristically produces this odor is: a. phenylpyruvic acid
b. acetone
c. coliform bacilli
d. porphyrin: a. phenylpyruvic acid
,3. An ammonia-like odor is characteristically associated with urine from
patients with: a. PKU
b. viral hepatitis
c. a bacterial infection
d. a yeast infection: c. a bacterial infection
4. Urine that develops a port wine or deep red color after standing may
contain:
a. melanin
b. porphyrins
c. bilirubin
c. urobilinogen: b. porphyrins
5. Which of the following collection methods would yield the most sterile
urine sample?
a. random
b. catherization
c. suprapubic aspiration
,d. clean-catch midstream: c. suprapubic aspiration
6. Urine from a 50 year old patient with severe hepatic disease is reported
as having an "amber" or dark brown color. The color of the sample is most
likely caused by the presence of a. biliverdin
b. bilirubin
c. pyridium
d. melanin: b. bilirubin
7. The clarity of a urine sample should be determined after:
a. the sample has been centrifuged
b. thorough mixing of the specimen
c. the addition of 3% sulfosalicylic acid
d. the specimen is heated to body temp.: b. thorough mixing of the
specimen
8. A bright orange urine from a 24 year old patient with cystitis likely
contains: a. bilirubin
b. pyridium
, c. rifampin
d. ammonia: b. pyridium
9. After standing, a urine sample that develops a black coloration would
most likely contain:
a. bile pigments
b. porphyrinogens
c. homogentisic acid
d. RBCs: c. homogentisic acid
10. The yellow color of urine is primarily due to the presence of:
a. urochrome
b. melanin
c. bilirubin
d. stercobilin: a. urochrome
11. Following a severe crush injury, a patient is transported to the ER where
a blood sample and a urine sample are collected. The patient's urine
