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CMA CH. 32
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| urine suspected of having high levels of what substance should be stored in a dark place before testing? | Bilirubin |
| A cloudy urine specimen may be the result of what ? | Crystals |
| what condition could lead to a blue-green colored urine? | Pseudomonas infection |
| if a urine specimen cannot be analyzed within one hour, what is the best course of action? | refrigerate the specimen |
| casts in a urine specimen develop in what part of the urinary tract? | kidney |
| A medical assistant instructs a patient to collect a first morning specimen for what type of test? | pregnancy, culture, and for possible UTI and protein |
| what is one of the detachable signs of Renal disease? | proteinuria |
| The specific gravity of a urine specimen reads 1035. This value is considered to be what ? | abnormally high |
| using a urine dipstick test on a urine specimen from a female with a UTI, which test will most likely be positive? | Nitrite and leukocyte esterase |
| you open a urine sample for testing and immediately detect a fruity odor which test result do you expect to be elevated using a urine dipstick? | Ketones |
| what is the pH of urine? | urine pH is usually alkaline if bacteria is in the urine |
| A 24 hour urine sample is ordered to determine what? | creatine clearance rates |
| what is one of the first detectable signs of liver disease? | Bilirubinuria |
| A child whose urine smells like wet fur, most likely would diagnose with what? | (PKU) Phenylalanine |
| A CLIA-Waived urine pregnancy test result can detect hCG as early as what? | One week after implantation or 4 to 5 days before a missed period |
| _____ are tubular structures found in the urine and composed mainly of mucoprotein produced in the kidney | Casts |
| A small amount of what is always present in normal urine ? | Urobilinogen |
| in the microscopic observation of urine, sediment yeast, most resembles what? | Red blood cells |
| The pigment that is responsible for the color of urine is called what? | Urochrome |
| what is the most common test method used for urine pregnancy test testing? | lateral flow immunoassay |
| what could lead to an amber colored urine? | dehydration |
| T/F the presence of cast in urine may be caused by strenuous exercise | True |
| T/F | True |
| which substance were found in urine may indicate kidney damage? | Protein |
| _____ is Analyte that is the end products of that metabolism and detected in the urine samples of patients with uncontrolled diabetes testing programs. | Ketone |
| what urine specimens are used in diabete screenings and for home diabetes testing programs? | 2 hour post prandial urine specimens |
| polyuria is common in what clinical situations? | diabetes mellitus |
| The specific gravity of most urine samples fall between what? | 1.010 and 1.025 |
| which cells are usually oval and may show budding? (they are common in urine of diabetic patients) | yeast cells |
| which urinary cast is often present when a person has glomerulonephritis? | Red blood cell casts |
| what is a common finding in cystitis and in individual passing kidney stones? | hematuria |
| an ammonia or putrid smell, and the urine can be caused by what? | infection |
| A urine reagent dipstick is highly sensitive to what? | urinary albumin |
| what is NOT A recommendation from the clinical and laboratory standards Institute for urine specimens? | specimens should NOT be centrifuged |
| what could lead to greenish yellow urine? | hepatitis |
| what could lead to whitish milky colored urine? | pseudomonas infection |
| _____ is defined as the sugar most commonly found in urine | Glucose |