Chapter 6: 2.5 - Others

Question 1

• protein material produced by glands and epithelial cells in genitourinary tract and RTE cell
• Tamm-horsfall portein = major constituent
• not clinically significant

Answer 1

mucus threads

Question 2

musus threads are increased in (2)

Answer 2

vaginal contamination and irritation

Question 3

clinically significant baacteruria is considered more than

Answer 3

20 organisms/ hpf, 10^4

Question 4

Positive urine culture; presence is indicative of lower or upper UTI

Answer 4

bacteria

• only reported when observed in fresh specimen in conjunction with WBC

Question 5

• smooth colorless, ovoid
• contain buds
• branced mycleial in severe infection

Answer 5

Yeast cells

Question 6

yeast cells are seen in (3)

Answer 6

1. DM
2. vaginal moniliasis
3. immunocompromised patients

-true yeast infection should be accompanied by WBC

Question 7

if urine has increased amount of semen, reagent strip test for ____ becomes positive

Answer 7

protein

Question 8

what stain is used to identify hemosiderin granules?

Answer 8

Prussian blue stain

Question 9

• appear as course yellow-brown granules

- result of ferritin degradation after severe hemolytic episode

Answer 9

Hemosiderin granules

Question 10

most frequent faginal contamiant parasite encountered in urine

Answer 10

Trichomonas vaginalis

Question 11

most common fecal contaminant

Answer 11

Enterobius vermicularis - pin worm

Question 12

a true urinary parasite that inhabits the vein in the wall of the urinary bladder
- only true urinary parasite

Answer 12

Schistosoma haematobium