AUBF PRELIMSSH Flashcards
Alkaptonuria, a rare hereditary disease, is characterized by the urinary
excretion of
a. Phenylalanine
b. Homogentisic acid
c. 5-Hydroxyindole acetic acid
d. Tyrosine
Homogentisic acid
A patient collecting a midstream clean-catch specimen voids immediately
into the container. How could this affect the clarity and microscopic
examination of the specimen?
. There is no effect in the clarity and microscopic results
b. The specimen becomes turbid because of bacteria and renal tubular
epithelial cells
c. The specimen becomes turbid because of bacteria and squamous epithelial cells.
d. The specimen becomes turbid because of RBCs and WBCs
The specimen becomes turbid because of bacteria and squamous epithelial cells.
Concentration of the tubular filtrate by the countercurrent multiplier system depends on all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Reabsorption of water in the ascending loop of Henle
b. Water-impermeable walls of the ascending loop of Henle
c. Reabsorption of sodium and chloride from the ascending loop of
Henle
d. High salt concentration in the medulla
Reabsorption of water in the ascending loop of Henle
Urine osmolality is related to:
a. odor
b. specific gravity
c. volume
d. pH
b. specific gravity
What is the required amount of Benedict’
s reagent in Benedict’s test?
a. 5 ml
b. 8 ml
c. 10 ml
d. 2 ml
a. 5 ml
Isosthenuria is a term applied to a series of urine specimens that exhibit a
a. Specific gravity greater than 1.020
b. Specific gravity of exactly 1.000
c. Fixed specific gravity of approximately 1.010
d. Specific gravity less than 1.007
Fixed specific gravity of approximately 1.010
The purpose of routinely screening DM patients for microalbuminuria is to
monitor the development of:
a. renal disease
b. diabetes insipidus
c. UTI
d. Yeast infection
a. renal disease
The urine specimen submitted has 10-15 RBCs per high power field but the result for blood using a reagent strip is negative. The results can be because
of
a. diuretics
b. ascorbic acid
c. high blood pressure medicines
d. dilute urine
b. ascorbic acid
For active transport to occur, a chemical must
a. be in higher concentration in the filtrate than in the blood
b. be filtered through the proximal convoluted tubule
c. be in higher concentration in the blood than in the filtrate
d. combine with a carrier protein to create electrochemical energy
combine with a carrier protein to create electrochemical energy
Presence of leucine crystals in urine correlates with:
a. Phenylketonuria
b. Alkaptonuria
c. Cystinuria
d. MSUD
d. MSUD
Confirmatory test for bilirubin
a. Ictotest
b. Schwartz-Watson test
c. Ammonium Blondheim test
d. Acetest
a. Ictotest
What may cause a false positive reading in protein testing using a reagent
strip?
a. Dilute urine
b. pH is greater than 8.0
c. Vitamin C concentration is greater than 0.5 g per day
d. Turbid urine
b. pH is greater than 8.0
A 2 year-old child had a positive urine ketone. This would most likely be
caused by:
a. Anemia
b. Biliary tract obstruction
c. Vomiting
d. Hypoglycemia
c. Vomiting
When employing the Exton method, false positive protein result may occur in
the presence of:
a. Highly alkaline urine
b. Large amounts of glucose
c. Ascorbic acid
d. X ray contrast media
: X ray contrast media
The most accurate test to determine renal concentration is
a. osmolarity
b. sp gr
c. GFR
d. tubular reabsorption rate
a. osmolarity
What are the two pathologic causes of a clear red urine?
a. Hematuria and hemoglobinuria
b. Myoglobinuria and hemoglobinuria
c. Ketonuria and hematuria
d. Bilirubinuria and myoglobinuria
b. Myoglobinuria and hemoglobinuria
The discrepancy between the large amount of blood in the reagent strip and
the absence of RBCs microscopically is caused by:
a. Presence of ascorbic acid
b. Presence of myoglobin in the urine
c. Failure to mix urine before centrifugation
d. Contaminating oxidizing detergents in the container
c. Failure to mix urine before centrifugation
Which of the following specific gravity reading correlates with straw urine?
a. 1.005
b. 1.025
c. 1.015
d. 1.035
a. 1.005
A patient’s urinalysis revealed negative bilirubin and a 4+- urobilinogen level.
These results are associated with:
a. UTI
b. Hemolytic diseases
c. Biliary obstruction
d. Hepatic disease
b. Hemolytic diseases
Which of the following amino acid disorders is an overflow-inherited type?
a. Cystinuria
b. Melanuria
c. Cystinosis
d. Hartnup
c. Cystinosis