Exam 28: Assisting in the Analysis of Urine

Which of the following substances when found in urine may indicate kidney damage?

Polyuria is common in which of the following clinical situations?

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

When a woman enters menopause,the ovaries stop producing eggs and the levels of __________ rise.

Which cells are usually oval and may show budding and common in urine of patients with diabetes?

A urine pregnancy test result is positive

Which of the following is not a recommendation from the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute for urine specimens?

The sugar most commonly found in urine is __________.

____________ may occur as the first sign of liver disease;the urine appears yellow-brown or greenish orange.

Blood is the most commonly analyzed body fluid in the clinical laboratory.

Urine suspected of having high levels of which substance should be stored in a dark place before testing?

___________ may be the first indication of diabetes mellitus.

A red blood cell seen in urine sediment that has scalloped,leaflike edges is described as ____________.

The Clinitest is performed as a screening test for glycosuria.

One of the first detectable signs of liver disease is

The most accurate method for performing alcohol screening is analysis of a urine sample.

Which of the following casts always indicate a pathologic condition and are highly diagnostic?

The specific gravity of a urine specimen reads 1.035.This value is considered

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

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