Deck 41: Urinalysis

Question 1

always indicate(s) kidney pathology, whereas may be present normally in small amounts.

A) Casts; crystals
B) Trace amounts of RBCs; calcium carbonate crystals
C) Epithelial cells; calcium carbonate crystals
D) Epithelial cells; calcium oxalate crystals

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Kidney stones are also known as renal .

A) epithelial cells
B) crystals
C) casts
D) calculi

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Pathological conditions that cause albuminuria include .

A) eating too much protein
B) tumors of the urinary tract
C) poisoning
D) hemolytic anemia

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following may cause hemoglobin to appear in the urine?

A) bleeding in the urinary tract
B) sun burns
C) hemolytic anemias
D) mosquito bites

Question 5

Normal constituents of urine do not include .

A) glucose
B) sodium
C) urea
D) potassium

Question 6

Ketonuria usually indicates abnormal metabolic processes that may be due to _ .

A) obesity and gross overeating
B) diets very low in carbohydrates
C) a transfusion reaction
D) hepatitis or other liver pathologies

Question 7

indicates the presence of white blood cells or other pus constituents in the urine.

A) Pyuria
B) Ketonuria
C) Albuminuria
D) Hematuria

Question 8

Presence of white blood cells or pus in urine due to inflammation of the urinary tract is called .

A) hematuria
B) pyuria
C) ketonuria
D) nitriuria

Question 9

Which of the following is present in normal urine?

A) bilirubin
B) albumin
C) nitrites
D) urobilinogen

Question 10

Since urine contains dissolved solutes, it has specific gravity than (as) water.

A) a lower
B) the same
C) a higher

Question 11

Hyaline casts are formed when _ .

A) filtrate pH is low
B) filtrate flow is rapid
C) salt concentration in filtrate is low

Question 12

Freshly voided urine _.

A) smells fruity (like acetone)
B) has a strong, pungent smell
C) has an ammonia-like odor
D) smells slightly aromatic

Question 13

Glycosuria is characteristic of .

A) uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
B) excessive exertion
C) infection of the urinary tract
D) starvation

Question 14

The urine sample that you are testing has an abnormally low pH. Its pH was _.

A) 3.5
B) 5.5
C) 4.5
D) 6.5