Deck 16: Urinalysis, Body Fluids, and Other Specimens

Question 1

Which of the following is obtained through a lumbar puncture?

A) pleural fluid
B) cerebrospinal fluid
C) peritoneal fluid
D) synovial fluid

Answer 1

cerebrospinal fluid

Question 2

Nasopharyngeal culture collection may be used to diagnose:

A) Salmonella infection
B) Shigella infection
C) whooping cough
D) Cryptococcus infection

Answer 2

whooping cough

Question 3

Creatinine clearance is determined through the use of:

A) CSF specimen
B) synovial fluid
C) pericardial fluid specimen
D) urine specimen

Answer 3

urine specimen

Question 4

Fluid composed of products formed in various male reproductive organs is referred to as:

A) seminal fluid
B) CSF
C) synovial fluid
D) pleural fluid

Question 5

Which of the following types of urine specimens is the "cleanest," or least contaminated?

A) first morning specimen
B) timed specimen
C) midstream specimen
D) random specimen

Question 6

Amniotic fluid can be found:

A) around the heart after a heart attack
B) around the fetus in the uterus
C) around the lungs
D) surrounding the liver, the pancreas, and other parts of the gastrointestinal area

Question 7

A 24-hour urine specimen is usually collected to test for:

A) glucose
B) bacteria
C) creatinine clearance
D) creatine kinase

Question 8

Pericardial fluid is collected from the:

A) joints
B) sac around the heart
C) abdominal cavity
D) sac around the lungs

Question 9

Throat cultures are most commonly obtained to determine the presence of a:

A) Streptococcus infection
B) Neisseria infection
C) Staphylococcus infection
D) Bacillus infection

Question 10

The fluid collected from a joint cavity is:

A) pericardial fluid
B) synovial fluid
C) amniotic fluid
D) peritoneal fluid

Question 11

The sweat chloride test is performed on all infants with a positive:

A) gastric analysis
B) newborn screen
C) urine glucose test
D) H. pylori test

Question 12

Helicobacter pylori is a bacteria that causes:

A) cystic fibrosis
B) diabetes mellitus
C) peptic ulcers
D) malaria

Question 13

The FOBT is an abbreviation for the test to detect:

A) TB
B) cystic fibrosis
C) gastric ulcers
D) occult blood

Question 14

Skin tests are used to determine whether a patient has ever had contact with:

A) a particular antigen and has produced antibodies to that antigen
B) the disease polycythemia
C) a particular antibody and has produced antigens to that antibody
D) the disease leukemia

Question 15

A urine C & S should be performed on a:

A) random urine sample
B) clean-catch midstream sample
C) routine urine sample
D) 24-hour urine specimen

Question 16

Peritoneal fluid is located:

A) around the lungs
B) in the abdominal cavity
C) in the joints
D) in the sac around the heart

Question 17

The most convenient type of urine specimen to collect is the:

A) clean-catch midstream specimen
B) fasting specimen
C) timed specimen
D) random specimen

Question 18

The O & P analysis is requested on:

A) fecal specimens
B) CSF specimens
C) synovial fluid specimens
D) throat cultures

Question 19

What type of urine specimen is needed to detect an infection?

A) random
B) routine
C) clean-catch
D) 2-hour timed

Question 20

The occult blood analysis is frequently requested on:

A) synovial fluid specimens
B) seminal fluid specimens
C) fecal specimens
D) CSF specimens

Question 21

The sweat chloride test is used to diagnose:

A) cerebral palsy
B) cystic fibrosis
C) diabetes mellitus
D) multiple sclerosis

Question 22

Which of the following can be used in children and infants to diagnose whooping cough?

A) O & P test
B) H. pylori test
C) Sweat chloride test
D) Nasopharyngeal culture

Question 23

The Guaiac smear test is used for:

A) occult blood detection
B) cystic fibrosis analysis
C) TB detection
D) diagnosis of pneumonia

Question 24

Sputum is fluid from the pericardial area.

Question 25

CSF is fluid that circulates around the outside of the brain.

Question 26

Fecal specimens are commonly collected in order to detect parasites.

Question 27

Seminal fluid is examined to detect sexual criminal charges.

Question 28

The fluid that surrounds the fetus in the uterus is peritoneal fluid.

Question 29

Occult blood tests are also known as H.pylori tests.

Question 30

The "prick technique" is used for the determination of tuberculosis infection.

Question 31

An allergy skin test is usually performed on the patient's foot or leg.

Question 32

BUN is an abbreviation for blood urea nitrogen.

Question 33

UA is an abbreviation for timed urine.

Question 34

Throat swab collections are most commonly obtained to determine the presence of ________ infections.

Question 35

The "prick technique" is performed on the patient to detect ________.

Question 36

The abbreviation PPD stands for ________.

Question 37

Peptic ulcers can be detected by the ________ test.

Question 38

________ analysis determines how much acid is produced in an individual's stomach.

Question 39

The ________ test is used as the gold standard in the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis.

Question 40

The presence of ketone bodies in urine is referred to as ________.

Question 41

The ________ strip is used to check urine for ketone bodies.

Question 42

C & S stands for ________.

Question 43

CSF stands for ________.

Question 44

What is included in the routine UA?

Question 45

What are sputum specimens collected for?