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UA Practical
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is CCMS required for? | A culture |
| What are the color options for physical exam? | light straw, straw, dark straw, and amber |
| What are the transparency options for physical exam? | clear, hazy, cloudy, and turbid |
| How do you calibrate the refractometer? | with distilled water- blue/gray line to wt line |
| How do you read the refractometer? | read scale on right ug/sg |
| How do you report the result for the refractometer? | 1.000- must be three decimal places after |
| How do urine controls ensure accuracy?? | Checks strips, operator and procedure |
| How do you prepare for Urine Control checks? | 12 mL in distilled water, drop in neg/pos, invert for 2 minutes, sit for 30 min, invert 1 time and then read |
| What must be recorded for the urine controls? | record date, control lot #, expiration date/ strip lot# expiration date in log book. Record result of quality control check and initials |
| What is the purpose of the desiccant for chemical testing? | To keep strips dry |
| What are three things to keep in mind for proper storage of dipsticks? | Tightly capped, stored in a cool and dry place |
| What should you do before using the dipstick? | Check expiration date and compare with jar |
| How long is the strip dipped during the dipstick? | Till pads are moistened |
| How should you hold the dipstick? | Horizontally |
| Which squares should be read first on the dipstick? Which should be read last? | glucose- 30 sec. Leukocytes- 2 min |
| What does hema-combistix look for? | Glucose, pH, blood, protein |
| What is the clinitest used for? | back up for Glucose. 5 drops of urine- boils- 15 seconds |
| How is the Acetest performed and what is it looking for? | paper towel/ 1 drop of urine- shades of purple. Looking for ketones |
| How do you prepare a specimen for a microscopic exam? | 10 mL in tube, centrifuge for 10 min at 2000 rpm. |
| How much should be left in the tube for a microscopic exam after it has been centrifuged? | 1 mL |
| What can be seen at 10x low light for a microscopic exam? | casts and mucous threads |
| What can be seen at 45x higher lights for a microscopic exam? | RBCs, WBCs, yeast, bacteria, squamous epithelial cells, air bubble and fiber |
| Which specimen should be used for a pregnancy test? | First morning |
| What should NOT be done to the urine when testing for pregnancy? | NO swirling |
| What is the correct order of the dipstick? | 1. Dip 2.remove 3.start 4.drag |
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