Cessation of urine flow is defined as:
A. azotemia
B. dysuria
C. diuresis
D. anuria
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D (anuria)
After receiving a 24-hour urine for quantitative total protein analysis, the tech must
first:
A. subcultured the urine for bacteria
B. add the appropriate preservative
,C. screen for albumin
D. measure the total volume
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D (measure the total volume)
What is the most likely dx given this microscopic finding?
A. glomerulonephritis
B. pyelonephritis
C. nephrotic syndrome
D. cystitis
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A (glomerulonephritis)
The advantage to using phase microscopy in UA is to:
A. provide higher magnification
B. enhance constituents with a low refractive index
C. allow constituents to stain more clearly
D. provide a larger field of view
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B (enhance constituents with a low refractive index)
,Microscopic analysis of a urine specimen yields a moderate amount of RBC's in spite
of a neg result for blood using a reagent strip. The tech should determine if this
patient has taken:
A. vitamin C
B. a diuretic
C. high blood pressure medicine
D. antibiotics
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A (vitamin C)
In a specimen with a large amount of bilirubin, which of the following sediment
constituents would be most noticeably bile-stained?
A. squamous epithelial cells
B. WBC casts
C. cystine crystals
D. renal tubular epithelial cell casts
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D (renal tubular epithelial cell casts)
Prior to reporting a RBC cast, it is important to observe:
A. free-floating RBCs
B. hyaline casts
C. granular casts
D. increased WBCs
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A (free-floating RBCs)
Which of the following is an abnormal crystal described as a hexagonal plate?
A. cystine
B. tyrosine
C. leucine
D. cholesterol
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A (cystine)
Bacteria are considered significant in the urine sediment when the:
A. nitrite is pos
B. protein is pos
C. specimen is cloudy
D. leukocytes is pos
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D (leukocytes is pos)
A reagent strip test for blood has been reported pos. Microscopic examination fails
to yield RBC's. The patient's condition can be called:
A. azotemia
B. dysuria
C. diuresis
D. anuria
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D (anuria)
After receiving a 24-hour urine for quantitative total protein analysis, the tech must
first:
A. subcultured the urine for bacteria
B. add the appropriate preservative
,C. screen for albumin
D. measure the total volume
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D (measure the total volume)
What is the most likely dx given this microscopic finding?
A. glomerulonephritis
B. pyelonephritis
C. nephrotic syndrome
D. cystitis
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A (glomerulonephritis)
The advantage to using phase microscopy in UA is to:
A. provide higher magnification
B. enhance constituents with a low refractive index
C. allow constituents to stain more clearly
D. provide a larger field of view
Give this one a try later!
B (enhance constituents with a low refractive index)
,Microscopic analysis of a urine specimen yields a moderate amount of RBC's in spite
of a neg result for blood using a reagent strip. The tech should determine if this
patient has taken:
A. vitamin C
B. a diuretic
C. high blood pressure medicine
D. antibiotics
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A (vitamin C)
In a specimen with a large amount of bilirubin, which of the following sediment
constituents would be most noticeably bile-stained?
A. squamous epithelial cells
B. WBC casts
C. cystine crystals
D. renal tubular epithelial cell casts
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D (renal tubular epithelial cell casts)
Prior to reporting a RBC cast, it is important to observe:
A. free-floating RBCs
B. hyaline casts
C. granular casts
D. increased WBCs
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A (free-floating RBCs)
Which of the following is an abnormal crystal described as a hexagonal plate?
A. cystine
B. tyrosine
C. leucine
D. cholesterol
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A (cystine)
Bacteria are considered significant in the urine sediment when the:
A. nitrite is pos
B. protein is pos
C. specimen is cloudy
D. leukocytes is pos
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D (leukocytes is pos)
A reagent strip test for blood has been reported pos. Microscopic examination fails
to yield RBC's. The patient's condition can be called:
