Medical Assisting-Chapter 45: Urinalysis Exam

Medical Assisting-Chapter 45: Urinalysis
Exam



The measurement of ________ compares the density of urine to the density of water.

-occult blood

-glucose

-ketones

-specific gravity -CORRECT ANSW- specific gravity



A ________ is the type of urine specimen most commonly collected.

-24-hour specimen

-random sample

-first void

-timed specimen -CORRECT ANSW- random sample



A(n) ________ specimen is the most concentrated urine.

-evening

-morning

-afternoon

-night -CORRECT ANSW- morning



The three components of routine urinalysis do NOT include ________ analysis.

-physical

, -human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

-chemical

-microscopic -CORRECT ANSW- human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)



There are several methods of testing urine's specific gravity. Which is NOT one of those methods?

-Dipstick or reagent strip method

-Refractometer method

-Reaction pH method

-Urinometer method -CORRECT ANSW- Reaction pH method



Normally, urine is slightly acidic, with a pH range of ________ to 7.9, depending on when the urine is
tested.

-1.6

-2.6

-3.6

-4.6 -CORRECT ANSW- 4.6



Automated chemical analyzers use ________ photometry to test the strips and eliminate human error
associated with color recognition.

-liquid

-biological

-chemical

-light -CORRECT ANSW- light



________ in urine may be one of the first signs of liver disease.

-Nitrites

-Bilirubin

-Ketones

-Leukocytes -CORRECT ANSW- Bilirubin