Urine Testing 2

1. ____ power scanning for casts, and crystals

Low

High

2. Routine urinalysis

Obtain a clean, midstream urine specimen

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

3. Who are urine cultures obtained from

People who are believed to be pregnant

People with known or suspected cancer

People with suspected UTI

People on antibiotics

4. A urine culture must be obtained prior to antibiotic treatment

True

False

5. Which method is used for obtaining a specimen for a urine culture?

Midstream clean-catch

Suprapubic needle aspiration

Multiple bottle voiding

Expressed prostatic secretion

6. Urine cytology

Urine is collected by voided specimen or by by bladder washings.

True

False

7. What is performed on patients with known or suspected cancer anywhere in the urinary tract?

Multiple bottle voiding

Urine culture

Urethral swab

Urine cytology

8. Step two of microscopic urinalysis is to decant the _____.

Urine sample

Supernatant

Spectranatant

Sublenatant

9. _____ power identifies bacteria, yeast, RBC, and WBC

Low

High

10. Step three of microscopic urinalysis is to re-suspend the sediment in the remaining ___ of urine by tapping the tube gently against a counter top.

3 ML

4 ML

20 ML

1 ML

11. For the first step of a microscopic urinalysis, centrifuge a ____ specimen at ___ for 5 minutes.

20-mL; 5000 rpm

1000-mL; 20 rpm

10-mL; 2000 rpm

2000-mL; 50 rpm

12. Urine cytology is often done to test for

UTI

Transitional cell carcinoma

Ureterocele

Prostatitis

13. Routine urinalysis

Dip reagent strip into urine

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

14. Step four of microscopic urinalysis is to place __ drop(s) of the mixture on a microscope slide, cover with a cover slip, and examine first under a low power (___) and then under a high power (__) lens

2; X 10; X 40

1; X 20; X 40

1; X 10; X 40

2; X 20; X 40

15. Routine urinalysis

Record results in patient's chart

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

16. Factors that alter urine test results include

Improper collection
______________
incomplete examination
______________
Inadequate appreciation of the significance of the findings

Inexperience of the examiner

Pregnant or nursing

UTI's

Cancer

Failure to examine the specimen immediately

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17. Urine culture estimates the number of organisms in urine and identifies the exact bacteria present

True

False

number of BACTERIA; exact ORGANISM

Explanation

number of BACTERIA; exact ORGANISM