Body Fluids

Question 1

Collection techniques and Clinical utility:

Serum

Answer 1

Venipuncture
Blood disorders and total protein test

Question 2

Collection techniques and Clinical utility:

CSF

Answer 2

Spinal tap
Meningitis and Pandy’s test

Question 3

Collection techniques and Clinical utility:

Amniotic fluid

Answer 3

Amniocentesis
Spina bifida and FISH

Question 4

Collection techniques and Clinical utility:

Stool, blood, urine, sputum, etc.

Answer 4

Direct collection, venipuncture, catheter, deep cough
Parasitic infection

Question 5

Collection techniques and Clinical utility:

Saliva

Answer 5

Drool method or swab
Hormone and DNA testing

Question 6

Collection techniques and Clinical utility:

Stool, semen, urine, etc.

Answer 6

Direct collection
Depends on body fluid

Question 7

Collection techniques and Clinical utility:

Blood, urethral discharges

Answer 7

Depends on body fluid
Sexually transmitted disease

Question 8

Collection techniques and Clinical utility:

Synovial fluid

Answer 8

Arthrocentesis
Joint disorders and Bacterial culture

Question 9

Collection techniques and Clinical utility:

Gastric juice

Answer 9

Nasogastric tube or lavage
Achlorhydria and pH testing

Question 10

Collection techniques and Clinical utility:

Sputum

Answer 10

Cough plate method
Pulmonary diseases and Bacterial culture