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MedicalClin

Medical clinical procedure

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Which of the following is a general urine collection guideline when a patient collects urine at home? Tell patients to refrigerate the labeled collection container or keep it in a cooler or pail filled with ice.
Which type of urine specimen can be used to measure a patient's urinary output or analyze substances collected over a specified period of time? timed urine specimen
Which of the following would you include in teaching a female patient how to collect a clean-catch midstream urine specimen? Wipe down one side of the perineal area with the first towelette, down the other side with the second towelette, and down the middle with the third towelette.
Which of the following would you include in patient instruction about collecting a 24-hour urine specimen? Instruct the patient to keep the specimen covered and in the refrigerator throughout the test.
When instructing a patient about how to collect a 24-hour urine specimen, which patient should be asked about possible urine leakage when laughing or coughing? a 60 year old
Which of the following statements about refrigerating urine specimens is true? It may affect the sediment and specific gravity
A pregnant patient's urine is checked for abnormal levels of protein during a prenatal visit to detect ________ preeclampsia
Which of the following is important when obtaining a urine specimen from a patient for drug and alcohol testing? Explain to the patient that no water may be running in the bathroom while he is providing the sample.
Increased specific gravity occurs in ________ Urinary tract infection
When measuring specific gravity with a reagent strip, which of the following is required? Check the expiration date on the reagent strip container.
The correct procedure for testing for ketones using a reagent strip includes ________ testing urine immediately or covering and refrigerating it until you can test it
Which of the following would you include when measuring specific gravity with a refractometer? Turn on the light and look into the eyepiece to measure refraction.
Which of the following are frequently associated with vaginitis, urethritis, and prostatitis? yeast cells
Which of the following is part of the medical assistant's responsibility in collecting and testing urine and stool samples? wear adequate personal protective equipment
If the practitioner suspects that a patient has a protozoal or parasitic infection, what type of specimen may be ordered? O&P specimen
Which of the following statements is true about patient collection of a stool sample? The sample must not be contaminated with urine.
In your office, patients collect samples using the patient restroom and leave the samples on the back of the toilet. You send April into the restroom after ....... Inform the physician or your supervisor and ask whether you should process the sample.
Wendy has provided a random urine sample and has returned to the examination room. You notice that the sample is a blue-green color. Which of the following questions would you ask Wendy to help rule out nonpathologic causes for the unusual color? "Did you have asparagus for lunch?"
Tyrone has provided a random urine sample, and you are performing a routine urinalysis. The specific gravity of the urine is 1.043. Which of the following conditions might the physician suspect based on this result? hepatic disease
You are performing a microscopic examination of Mr. Henderson's urine sample. Under high-power magnification, you see the items shown in the picture. Which of the following is the most likely cause? pyelonephritis
Bacterial infections can cause symptoms such as loose, bloody, or mucus-tinged stool. These infections are caused by species such as ________ salmanella
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