Chapter 6 Flashcards
Macroscopic screening of urine specimens is used to
Increase cost-effectiveness of urinalysis
Variations in the microscopic analysis of urine include all of the following except:
A. Preparation of the urine sediment
B. Amount of sediment analyzed
C. Method of reporting
D. Identification of formed elements
D. Identification of formed elements
All of the following can cause false-negative microscopic results except:
A. Braking the centrifuge
B. Failing to mix the specimen
C. Dilute alkaline urine
D. Using midstream clean-catch specimens
D. Using midstream clean-catch specimens
The two factors that determine relative centrifugal force are
Diameter of rotor head and rpm
When using the glass slide and coverslip method, which of the following might be missed if the coverslip is overflowed
Casts
Initial screening of the urine sediment is performed using an objective power of:
10
Which of the following should be used to reduce
light intensity in bright-field microscopy?
Rheostat
Which of the following are reported as number per LPF?
A. RBCs
B. WBCs
C. Crystals
D. Casts
D. Casts
The Sternheimer-Malbin stain is added to urine sediments to do all of the following except:
A. Increase visibility of sediment constituents
B. Change the constituents refractive index
C. Decrease precipitation of crystals
D. Delineate constituent structures
C. Decrease precipitation of crystals
Nuclear detail can be enhanced by:
A. Prussian blue
B. Toluidine blue
C. Acetic acid
D. Both B and C
D. Both B and C
Which of the following lipids is/are stained by Sudan III?
A. Cholesterol
B. Neutral fats
C. Triglycerides
D. Both B and C
D. Both B and C
Which of the following lipids is/are capable of polarizing light?
Cholesterol
The purpose of the Hansel stain is to identify:
Eosinophils
Crenated RBCs are seen in urine that is:
Hypersthenuric
Differentiation among RBCs, yeast, and oil droplets may be accomplished by all of the following except:
A. Observation of budding in yeast cells
B. Increased refractility of oil droplets
C. Lysis of yeast cells by acetic acid
D. Lysis of RBCs by acetic acid
C. Lysis of yeast cells by acetic acid
The finding of dysmorphic RBCs is indicative of:
Glomerular bleeding
Leukocytes that stain pale blue with Sternheimer-Malbin stain and exhibit brownian movement are:
Glitter cells
Mononuclear leukocytes are sometimes mistaken for:
Renal tubular cells
When pyuria is detected in a sediment, the slide should be carefully checked for the presence of:
Bacteria
Transitional epithelial cells are sloughed from the:
Bladder
The largest cells in the urine sediment are
Squamous epithlial cells
A clinically significant squamous epithelial cell is the:
Clue cell
Forms of transitional epithelial cells include all of the following except:
A. Spherical
B. Caudate
C. Convoluted
D. Polyhedral
C. Convoluted
Increased transitional cells are indicative of:
A. Catheterization
B. Malignancy
C. Pyelonephritis
D. Both A and B
D. Both A and B
A primary characteristic used to identify renal tubular epithelial cells is
Eccentrically located nucleus
Following an episode of hemoglobinuria, RTE cells may contain:
Hemosiderin granules
The predecessor of the oval fat body is the
Renal tubular cell