Ua/ Bf Comps

Front 1

a spectrophotometric scan of amniotic fluid may be valuable in the determination of which condition?

Back 1

HDN

Front 2

If a CSF sample cannot be analyzed in an hour, what should be done?

Back 2

leave at RT till analyzed. any temp change will destroy the bacterial meningitis that may exist.

Front 3

how would you calculate the serum glucose from the CSF glucose?

Back 3

csf glucose is roughly 2/3

ex: csf= 62mg/dl therefore serum glucose should be ~93

Front 4

what can cause a false positive bilirubin result on a urine chemical reagent strip?

Back 4

large doses of chloropromazine

Front 5

what is the primary functional unit of the kidney?

Back 5

the nephron

Front 6

if you have a cell from pleural fluid that is uniform, regular arrangement, resembing a "fried egg," and with multiple nuclei, what would this cell be?

Back 6

mesothelial cells

Front 7

nitrates in urine are reduce to nitrites by which kind of bacteria?

Back 7

gram negative bacteria

Front 8

an India ink prep is used to identify what?

Back 8

cryptococcus neoforman in CSF

Front 9

What happens to urea levels when dehydration takes effect?

Back 9

generally, urea levels will increase

Front 10

Bence- Jones proteinuria can be seen in which conditions?

Back 10

amyloidosis, multiple myeloma, and macroglobinemia

Front 11

a urine production of less than 400 ml/day is called what?

Back 11

oliguria

Front 12

in a three tube draw, where do each of the tubes go?

Back 12

1- chemistry
2- microbiology
3- hematology

Front 13

what is the lower reference limit for semen colume according to the WHO?

Back 13

1.5mL

Front 14

What is characteristic of synovial fluid?

Back 14

artocentesis is performed as a means to evaluate arthritis and other joint disorders, synovial fluid is present only in movable joints, and joint fluid has approximately the same glucose as plasma

Front 15

a dilution commonly used for a routine sperm count is what?

Back 15

1:20

Front 16

what is this crystal?

Back 16

cholesterol

Front 17

How may the pH of the specimen be affected by the extended time at room temp if bacteria are present in the specimen?

Back 17

the pH may become more alkaline

Front 18

For best results, a semen sample should remain at which of the following temps following collection?

Back 18

37 C

Front 19

which conditions produce glycosuria?

Back 19

Diabetes mellitus, Imparied tubular reabsorption/advanced kidney failure, and preeclampsia

Front 20

Charcot-Leyden crystals in stool may be associated with an immune response and are throught to be the breakdown products of what cells? (seen as pink above)

Back 20

eosinophils

Front 21

a test fo rmicroalbuminuria is used most often to monitor patients with with disease/condition?

Back 21

diabetes

Front 22

substances found in urinary sediment that are more easily distinguished by use of polarized microscope are what?

Back 22

lipids

Front 23

the reaction which differentiates crystals from starch is what?

Back 23

starch stains blue black with iodine

Front 24

a false positive tests for proein on a urine reagent strip may be caused by what?

Back 24

Bacterial contamination, urine that has remained at RT for an extended period of time, and alkaline medication

Front 25

Which reagent strip test is based on the Ehrlich aldehyde reaction?

Back 25

urobilinogen

Front 26

What kind of pH would you expect a meat filled diet patient to have?

Back 26

Acidic pH

Front 27

what kind of pH urine would you expect from a patient with a vegetarian diet?

Back 27

Alkaline pH

Front 28

this is one form of a crystal in the urine, which crystal is it?

Back 28

uric acid (1 form)

Front 29

what is this crystal found in the urine?

Back 29

uric acid crystal

Front 30

which test would confirm urobilinogen?

Back 30

Watson-schwartz test

Front 31

these crystals were found in the urine. what kind of crystals are they?

Back 31

leucine crystals

Front 32

what are these crystals found in the urine?

Back 32

cystine crystals