NURSING (Urinalysis) SAMPLE PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
RATED AND VERIFIED A.
A positive ketone result would be most concerning when seen with which
other positive test result?
a. glucose
b. protein
c. blood
d. nitrite
A
normal urine primarily consists of:
a. water, protein, and sodium
b. water, urea, and protein
c. water, urea, and sodium chloride
d. water, urea, and bilirubin
C
a positive nitrite test and a negative leukocyte esterase test is most likely
an indication of a:
a. dilute random specimen
b. specimen with lyse leukocytes
c. vaginal yeast infection
d. unpreserved specimen older than 2 hours
D
urinalysis on a patient with severe back pain, being evaluated for renal
calculi, would be most useful for confirmation of disease if it showed:
a. heavy proteinuria
b. low specific gravity
c. uric acid crystals
d. microscopic hematuria
,C
the primary cause of a false-negative bilirubin reaction for urinalysis is:
a. highly pigmented urine
b. specimen contamination
c. specimen exposure to light
d. excess conjugated bilirubin
C
while performing the microscopic examination of the urine of a 20-year-
old student, the technologist notes flagellar movement on several large
round cells with undulating membranes. she reports:
a. Enterobius vermicularis
b. Schistosoma haematobium
c. Trichomonas vaginalis
d. Torulopsis glabrata
C
glomerular damage characterized by hematuria, proteinuria, oliguria,
azotemia, edema, and hypertension is referred to as:
a. acute nephritic syndrome
b. nephrotic syndrome
c. IgA nephropathy
d. chronic glomerulonephritis
A
crenated RBCs are seen in urine that is:
a. hypotonic
b. hypertonic
c. highly acidic
d. highly alkaline
B
which of the following formed elements are reported based on
quantitation under LPF?
, a. RBCs
b. WBCs
c. crystals
d. casts
D
the largest cells in the urine sediment are:
a. squamous epithelial cells
b. urothelial epithelial cells
c. cuboidal epithelial cells
d. renal tubular epithelial cells
A
the most valuable INITIAL aid for identifying crystals in a urine specimen
is:
a. pH
b. solubility
c. staining
d. polarized light microscopy
A
WBC casts are primarily associated with:
a. pyelonephritis
b. cystitis
c. glomerulonephritis
d. viral infections
A
the primary component of hyaline casts is:
a. Bence Jones protein
b. microalbumin
c. uromodulin
d. orthostatic protein
C
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
RATED AND VERIFIED A.
A positive ketone result would be most concerning when seen with which
other positive test result?
a. glucose
b. protein
c. blood
d. nitrite
A
normal urine primarily consists of:
a. water, protein, and sodium
b. water, urea, and protein
c. water, urea, and sodium chloride
d. water, urea, and bilirubin
C
a positive nitrite test and a negative leukocyte esterase test is most likely
an indication of a:
a. dilute random specimen
b. specimen with lyse leukocytes
c. vaginal yeast infection
d. unpreserved specimen older than 2 hours
D
urinalysis on a patient with severe back pain, being evaluated for renal
calculi, would be most useful for confirmation of disease if it showed:
a. heavy proteinuria
b. low specific gravity
c. uric acid crystals
d. microscopic hematuria
,C
the primary cause of a false-negative bilirubin reaction for urinalysis is:
a. highly pigmented urine
b. specimen contamination
c. specimen exposure to light
d. excess conjugated bilirubin
C
while performing the microscopic examination of the urine of a 20-year-
old student, the technologist notes flagellar movement on several large
round cells with undulating membranes. she reports:
a. Enterobius vermicularis
b. Schistosoma haematobium
c. Trichomonas vaginalis
d. Torulopsis glabrata
C
glomerular damage characterized by hematuria, proteinuria, oliguria,
azotemia, edema, and hypertension is referred to as:
a. acute nephritic syndrome
b. nephrotic syndrome
c. IgA nephropathy
d. chronic glomerulonephritis
A
crenated RBCs are seen in urine that is:
a. hypotonic
b. hypertonic
c. highly acidic
d. highly alkaline
B
which of the following formed elements are reported based on
quantitation under LPF?
, a. RBCs
b. WBCs
c. crystals
d. casts
D
the largest cells in the urine sediment are:
a. squamous epithelial cells
b. urothelial epithelial cells
c. cuboidal epithelial cells
d. renal tubular epithelial cells
A
the most valuable INITIAL aid for identifying crystals in a urine specimen
is:
a. pH
b. solubility
c. staining
d. polarized light microscopy
A
WBC casts are primarily associated with:
a. pyelonephritis
b. cystitis
c. glomerulonephritis
d. viral infections
A
the primary component of hyaline casts is:
a. Bence Jones protein
b. microalbumin
c. uromodulin
d. orthostatic protein
C
