Lecture Exam 2

Question 1

What tests are positive if you see casts?

Answer 1

Protein

Question 2

Presence of conjugated bilirubin can correlate with…?

Answer 2

Bile duct obstruction, liver disease, liver damage.

Question 3

What scenario would lead to conjugated bilirubin in urine?

Answer 3

Obstruction in the liver

Question 4

What condition or disease is associated with increased unconjugated bilirubin and increased urobilinogen?

Answer 4

Hemolytic disease

Question 5

Conjugated bilirubin in serum and bilirubin found in the stool is associated with…?

Answer 5

Hepatitis and/or cirrhosis

Question 6

What microscopy results would indicate pyelonephritis?

Answer 6

Large quantities of WBCs and/or mixed casts

Question 7

What are some differences chemically and microscopically if a specimen is old or turbid?

Answer 7

Will come back to answer

Question 8

The appearance of crenated RBCs in urine suggests the urine is…?

Answer 8

Hypertonic

Question 9

The appearance of ghost cells in urine suggests the urine is…?

Answer 9

Hypotonic

Question 10

List crystals seen in normal acidic urine.

Answer 10

Amorphous urate, uric acid, and calcium oxalate crystals.

Question 11

List crystals seen in normal alkaline urine.

Answer 11

Amorphous phosphates, triple phosphate, ammonium biurate, calcium phosphate, and calcium carbonate crystals.