Urinalysis and Body Fluids

A patient with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus will most likely have - Answer pale urine with high specific gravity -High specific gravity is due to the glucose in the urine. People w/diabetes have polyuria, so the volume of urine dilutes the urochrome (color), making it pale. Urine specimen of a baby is giving a "mousy" ordor. What is it? - Answer Phenylpyruvic acid -Phenylkentonuria is genetic disorder results in a mousy odor. Urine specimen that gives off a "fruity" odor? ...

Why is the first-voided morning urine specimen the most desirable specimen for routine urinalysis? A. Most dilute specimen of the day and therefore any chemical compounds present will not exceed the detectability limits of the reagent strips B. Least likely to be contaminated with microorganisms because the bladder is a sterile environment C. Most likely to contain protein because the patient has been in the orthostatic position during the night D. Most concentrated specimen of the day and t...

165-180 mg/dL - Answer The normal renal threshold for glucose is? Diabetes insipidus - Answer Urine with an S.G. consistency between 1.002 and 1.003 indicates? Proximal tubules - Answer More than 66% of filtered water,sodium,and chloride and 100% of filtered glucose,amino acids and proteins are reabsorbed in the? C.L.S.I. - Answer This is a nonprofit,private educational organization that develops and publishes national and international lab standards on a variety of clinical lab...

Which of the following is NOT a nitrogenous waste normally found in urine? a. Urea b. Uric acid c. Nitrite d. Creatinine - Answer B Uric Acid? Hematuria is generally absent in: a. Acute glomerulonephritis b. Chronic glomerulonephritis c. Acute pyelonephritis d. The nephrotic syndrome - Answer d. The nephrotic syndrome Acute tubular necrosis is associated most often with: a. Reduced renal blood supply to the renal tubules b. Arteriosclerosis of the renal arteries ...

The normal pH value for a healthy adult's urine is: - Answer 6.0 Which of the following is the primary reagent in the copper reduction tablet? - Answer copper sulfate A patient has glucosuria, hyperglycemia, and polyuria. These findings would be associated with: - Answer diabetes mellitus Which of the following casts is characteristically associated with acute pyelonephritis? - Answer white cell A turbid cerebrospinal fluid is most commonly caused by: - Answer increased wh...

Until two consecutive monthly specimens show no sperm - Answer Semen analysis on postvasectomy patients should be performed: Acid phosphatase - Answer To determine if a questionable specimen is semen, the specimen should be tested for: Affect ovum penetration - Answer Absence of a normal sperm acrosome can: Urine Medications Prolonged abstinence - Answer Yellow color in a semen specimen may be caused by all of the following: Within 1 hour - Answer Normal semen should liqu...

a small amount of blood and 0-5 RBCs/HPF - Answer This urine dipstick and microscopic finding often accompanies kidney stones: Glucose and cholesterol crystals high leukocyte esterase and WBC casts a small amount of blood and 0-5 RBCs/HPF Bilirubin and bilirubin crystals nephritic and nephrotic - Answer Glomerular diseases include these two main categories: Alport syndrome and Fanconi syndrome

A disease resulting from an inborn error in uric acid metabolism is known as what? - Answer Gout The physician sent a serous fluid collected via paracentesis to the laboratory. The requisition noted that the patient has ascites. The lab report included the following: WBC = 27,000/uL, Absolute neutrophil count = 2,000/uL, Amylase = 500 IU/L. From the results listed, which of the following is most likely the problem with this patient? (Hint: Multiple answer question) - Answer Peritonitis, P...

Gout is described as? - Answer crystal-induced synovitis of heterogeneous nature Sperm morphology in a normal sample should be? - Answer >30% normal The procedure for removal of fluid from synovial joints is termed? - Answer arthrocentesis Intracranial Pressure is defined as? - Answer the pressure inside the skull Lumbar puncture is synonymous with? - Answer spinal tap A fluid contained within the body that possesses serum like features whose consistency is more thin ...