If a urine specimen is collected and then left standing for more
than 1 hour, bacteria will grow, and the pH of the urine will soon
become:
Select one:
a. slightly acidic
b. both acidic and alkaline
c. alkaline
d. neutral
e. highly acidic Correct Anwer c. alkaline
The pH range for normal urine is
Select one:
a. 2.5 to 4.5
b. 4.5 to 8.0
c. 0 to 9.0
d. 7.5 to 9.0
e. 2.5 to 7.0 Correct Anwer b. 4.5 to 8.0
If a patient normally drinks 10 or more 8-oz glasses of water each
day; urine would most likely be which color?
Select one:
a. yellow
b. dark yellow
c. brown
d. straw
e. red Correct Anwer d. straw
Urine needs to be collected in which type of container if it is
collected for bacterial culture?
,Select one:
a. freshly disinfected
b. sterile
c. washed and dried
d. rinsed
e. glass Correct Anwer b. sterile
A routine analysis of urine is made up of which of the following
sets of examinations?
Select one:
a. microscopic, chemical, physical
b. reagent, chemical, physical
c. visual, culture, reagent
d. microscopic, reagent, chemical
e. microscopic, analytic, chemical Correct Anwer a. microscopic,
chemical, physical
To prevent a urine specimen from becoming an unreliable pH
sample, the specimen should be:
Select one:
a. exposed to air for slightly more than 1 hour
b. allowed to rise to room temperature after refrigeration and
before testing so that any casts may break down to release
protein
c. allowed time for the urea to convert to ammonia in order to
decrease the pH
d. tested within 1 hour of collection
e. always refrigerated immediately upon collection Correct Anwer
d. tested within 1 hour of collection
When placing a urine specimen tube into the centrifuge for later
creating a wet mount, where should you place an identical tube
containing water in that same centrifuge?
Select one:
a. a 2nd tube is not required
, b. directly opposite the tube containing the urine specimen
c. to the left of the urine specimen tube
d. right beside the tube containing the specimen
e. at a 90° angle from the urine specimen tube Correct Anwer b.
directly opposite the tube containing the urine specimen
The principal reason for bracing the hand holding the needle
assembly against the patient's arm during phlebotomy is to:
Select one:
a. decrease the patient's discomfort
b. cause the evaluation tubes to fill more quickly
c. prevent excess needle movement
d. ease vein palpation
e. decrease the possibility of hemolysis Correct Anwer c. prevent
excess needle movement
When a reagent strip is used to test a urine specimen and the
result is positive for ketones, this may be an indication of which
condition?
Select one:
a. liver damage
b. alkalosis
c. diabetes mellitus
d. hypercalcemia
e. poisoning Correct Anwer c. diabetes mellitus
The measure of the degree of acidity or alkalinity of urine is
called:
Select one:
a. supernatant
b. microscopic examination
c. specific gravity
d. pH
e. routine urinalysis Correct Anwer d. pH
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