Exam 42: Assisting in the Analysis of Urine

Safety precautions must be taken with the Clinitest method of testing for glycosuria because the chemical reaction causes the test tube to become very hot.

Crystal deposits are detected in urine after it has cooled.

Which statement is true about the pH of urine?

When urine is fresh and warm, trichomonas organisms may be motile and appear to be darting about rapidly when the specimen is examined under a microscope.

Quality-control methods for microscopic examination of urine require a minimum of 20 mL of urine that has been centrifuged for 10 minutes.

Ketones may not be present in a urine sample that is at room temperature.

Which of the following urine specimens are used in diabetes screening and for home diabetes testing programs?

Reagent strip urine testing must be performed on a fresh specimen within 1 hour of collection.

A 24-hour urine sample is ordered to determine which of the following?

Which of the following is a common finding in cystitis and in individuals passing kidney stones?

Which cells listed below are usually oval and may show budding? They are common in urine of diabetic patients.

A cloudy urine specimen may be the result of which of the following?

Casts in a urine specimen develop in what part of the urinary tract?

Although urine tests are used for drug screening, the most accurate examination is performed on blood samples.

A medical assistant instructs a patient to collect a first morning specimen for which of the following tests?

If a urine specimen cannot be analyzed within 1 hour, the best course of action is to

The average person produces approximately 3 L of urine each day.

A small amount of which of the following is always present in normal urine?

The Clinitest is performed to detect sugars in the urine.

Analyte that is the end-products of fat metabolism and is detected in the urine samples of patients with uncontrolled diabetes.