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Chapter 29
Collecting and Testing Specimens
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a substance that appears in urine from the rapid breakdown of fat for energy (also called acetone or ketone body)? | Ketone |
| What word means sugar in the urine (also called glycosuria)? | Glucosuria |
| What word means blood in the urine? | Hematuria |
| What word means bloody sputum? | Hemoptysis |
| What word means a black, tarry stool? | Melena |
| What is mucus from the respiratory system that is expectorated through the mouth called? | Sputum |
| Who orders specimen collection? | Doctors |
| Specimens are collected and ______________ to prevent, detect, and treat disease. | Tested |
| Rules for collecting specimens include following the rules of ____________ asepsis. | Medical |
| Rules for collecting specimens include not touching the _____________ of the container or lid. | Inside |
| Rules for collecting specimens include ________________ the container in the person's presence. | Labeling |
| When collecting a midstream urine specimen, the ____________ area is cleaned before collecting the specimen. | Perineal |
| When collecting a midstream urine specimen for a female you need to spread the __________ with your thumb and index finger. | Labia |
| When collecting a midstream urine specimen for a female you need to clean the urethral area from _____________ to back. | Front |
| When collecting a midstream urine specimen for a female you need to keep the labia ______________ until you collect 30-60 mL or urine. | Separated |
| To begin a 24-hour urine specimen the first voiding is ________________. | Discarded |
| The collection container for a 24-hour urine specimen may contain an __________. | Acid |
| If the acid from a collection container gets in your eyes or on your skin you need to flush the area with large amounts of __________. | Water |
| Feces or toilet tissue cannot ______________ a urine if a specimen is needed. | Contaminate |
| After beginning a 24-hour urine specimen, if a voiding is ____________ or contaminated you must begin the test again. | Discarded |
| What type of urine specimen is needed to test for pH, glucose, and blood? | Random |
| Testing for ______ measures if urine is acidic or alkaline. | pH |
| In _____________ patients you may test urine for glucose and ketones. | Diabetic |
| Testing for glucose and ketones is usually done __________ times a day. | Four |
| Testing for glucose and ketones is usually done _______ minutes before meals and at bedtime. | 30 |
| When testing urine with ______________ strips you first dip the strip test area into the urine. | Reagent |
| What is another name for stones that develop in the kidney, ureter, or bladder? | Calculus |
| Some calculus pass through _____________. | Urine |
| Urine is _____________ to collect stones. | Strained |
| When straining urine it is poured through ____________ or a strainer. | Gauze |
| When straining urine, any crystals, stones, or particles must be put in a ________________ container. | Specimen |
| Stool specimens must not be contaminated with _______________. | Urine |
| When collecting a stool specimen you need to use a tongue blade to transfer about __________ tablespoons of stool to the specimen container. | Two |
| What term means hidden or not seen? | Occult |
| Stools are tested for occult ____________. | Blood |
| The person coughs up ______________ from the bronchi and trachea. | Sputum |
| Sputum specimens are easier to collect in the _______________. | Morning |
| Before collecting a sputum specimen you need to have the person rinse their mouth with _____________. | Water |
| ____________ may destroy some of the microbes in the mouth so it is not used before collecting a sputum specimen. | Mouthwash |
| When collecting a sputum specimen, the person needs to cough up 1-2 ______________ of sputum from the bronchi and trachea. | Teaspoons |
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