DML EXAM 1 LATEST 2024 (100 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS)|GRADED A+
types of urine testing
1. urine culture (C&S) (culture & sensitivity)
2. routine urinalysis (UA) = macroscopic dipstick
3. microscopic UA
4. urine pregnancy
most accurate test
urine culture C&S
why? time
fast rapid test (2 min)
routine urinalysis (UA) (macroscopic dipstick)
,useful in office setting for preliminary diagnosis
routine urinalysis (UA) (macroscopic dipstick)
most often seen in microbio class
microscopic UA
test where you look under the microscope to see growth
(mostly computerized)
microscopic UA
involve look and counting usual cells for a rapid cell count
microscopic UA
when to take urine pregnancy test
when suspected pregnancy or pt complaint of amenorrhea
,amenorrhea
absence of menstruation
is a urine pregnancy test qualitative or quantitative?
qualitative (gives a YES or NO/pregnant or not pregnant not
how far along the pregnancy is)
collection methods for urine test
1. random collection
2. early morning collection
3. timed urine testing
4. clean catch midstream urine specimen
5. catheterization of the bladder through the urethra
6. suprapubic transabdominal needle aspiration of the
bladder
random collection
taken at any time of the day with no precautions regarding pt
contamination
, is random collection a sterile or non-sterile collection method
non-sterile due to pt touching cup to urinate in the cup
which collection method is time oriented and can be used for
protein measurements
early morning collection
early morning collection
reflects the ability of the kidney to concentrate urine during
dehydration which occurs overnight (used for pregnancy test
and protein measurements)
what collection type is the most accurate for urine pregnancy
test
early morning collection but the test can be done at any time
of the day
ANSWERS)|GRADED A+
types of urine testing
1. urine culture (C&S) (culture & sensitivity)
2. routine urinalysis (UA) = macroscopic dipstick
3. microscopic UA
4. urine pregnancy
most accurate test
urine culture C&S
why? time
fast rapid test (2 min)
routine urinalysis (UA) (macroscopic dipstick)
,useful in office setting for preliminary diagnosis
routine urinalysis (UA) (macroscopic dipstick)
most often seen in microbio class
microscopic UA
test where you look under the microscope to see growth
(mostly computerized)
microscopic UA
involve look and counting usual cells for a rapid cell count
microscopic UA
when to take urine pregnancy test
when suspected pregnancy or pt complaint of amenorrhea
,amenorrhea
absence of menstruation
is a urine pregnancy test qualitative or quantitative?
qualitative (gives a YES or NO/pregnant or not pregnant not
how far along the pregnancy is)
collection methods for urine test
1. random collection
2. early morning collection
3. timed urine testing
4. clean catch midstream urine specimen
5. catheterization of the bladder through the urethra
6. suprapubic transabdominal needle aspiration of the
bladder
random collection
taken at any time of the day with no precautions regarding pt
contamination
, is random collection a sterile or non-sterile collection method
non-sterile due to pt touching cup to urinate in the cup
which collection method is time oriented and can be used for
protein measurements
early morning collection
early morning collection
reflects the ability of the kidney to concentrate urine during
dehydration which occurs overnight (used for pregnancy test
and protein measurements)
what collection type is the most accurate for urine pregnancy
test
early morning collection but the test can be done at any time
of the day
