Exam 44: Specimen Collection and Processing

​Generally a sufficient amount of urine for testing would fill a _______ test tube with enough left over to wet the chemical test strip and be used for culture if ordered.

Match each term with its definition. -Precipitates albumin in a measurable visual state for reporting purposes

​Match the staining characteristics of certain bacteria and the diseases they cause.Note: Answers may be used more than once. -​Mycobacterium tuberculosis

When collecting a specimen for substance abuse analysis the ____ of a urine specimen is immediately checked for following collection and is recorded with the patient observing you.

​Each laboratory has its own reporting system.Match the guidelines for normal values to the description provided.Note: Answers may be used more than once. -​Indicates the disease includes cholesterol,tyrosine,cystine,leukocine,and sulfa

Match each term with its definition. -The crystal violet that is applied first when using the staining technique

Match each term with its definition. -The ethanol or acetone used with the staining technique

​Which is not one of the major areas of testing in the examination of the urine?

Match each term with its definition. -Sea-green media used in culturing for tuberculosis

Match each term with its definition. -Used to isolate gonorrhea from vaginal or penile excretions

​Match the staining characteristics of certain bacteria and the diseases they cause.Note: Answers may be used more than once. -​Causes tuberculosis

When collecting a throat swab from a patient for the rapid test or routine culture,you swab:

Urine specimens that have a high number of bacteria will have a characteristic smell of:

​Each laboratory has its own reporting system.Match the guidelines for normal values to the description provided.Note: Answers may be used more than once. -​Presence of this budding indicates infection with Candida albicans

​The most accurate way to describe color and clarity is to decant (pour)the specimen into a clear tube so that the opaqueness of the collection container does not adversely affect your analysis of these properties.Match the clarity with the description provided. -​The print is fuzzy

​A brown color when describing urine is usually associated with:

Match each term with its definition. -Introduction of a sterile plastic tube into the bladder

When checking the clarity of a urine specimen,which of these descriptions is considered worst?

Match each term with its definition. -Normal by-product of hemoglobin degradation that occurs in the intestines by normal intestinal flora

Occult blood specimens from stools are common screening tools for early detection of: