micro Flashcards

1
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purpose is to detect and identify insoluble materials present in the urine

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Microscopic examinatio

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2
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AKA chemical sieving

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Macroscopic Screening

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3
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Urine volume required for multiparameter reagent strip is ___ mL.

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12

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4
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Characteristic appearance exhibited by cholesterol crystals under polarizing microscope.

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maltese cross

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5
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aka ammonium magnesium phosphate

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triples phosphate

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6
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coffin lid

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triple phoshate

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7
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thin prism often in rosette formation

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calcium phosphate

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8
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resembles sulfonamide crystals

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calcium phosphate

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9
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small and color less w/ dumbbellshape

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calcium carbonate

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10
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thorny apples

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ammonium biurate

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11
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metabolic disorder that prevents reabsorption of cystine in RT

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Cystinuria

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12
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colorless, hexagonal plates and highly refractile

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cystine crystal

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12
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crytal with “sulfur odor” of urine

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cystine crystal

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13
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confirmatory test for cystine crystal

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cyanide-nitroprusside test

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14
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Refers to large empty RBC during hyposthenuria wherein cells absorb water, swell, and lyse.

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ghost cells

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15
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Type of WBC present during drug-induced interstitial nephritis, allergy, UTI and renal transplant rejection.

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EOSINOPHILS

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16
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What is the stain used for demonstration of eosinophil in urine sediment?

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HANSEL’S STAIN

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17
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Name the 3 crystals associated with liver disease.

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BILIRUBIN
TYROSINE
LEUCINE

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18
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Added to rbc for easy identification under microscope

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2% acetic acid/supravital stain

19
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A term used to describe a red blood cell with varied sizes.

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Dysmorphic

20
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What is G1 cell?

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distorted urinary erythrocyte with a doughnut-like shape, target configuration and membranous protrusions or blebs associated with glomerular hematuria

21
Q

Advance glomerular damage

Damage to vascular integrity of urinary tract Acute infection or inflammation

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Gross hematuria

22
Q

Early diagnosis of glomerular disease Malignancy

Calculi

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Microscopic hematuria

23
Q

presence of wbc in urine

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pyuria

24
Q

What is the stain used for demonstration of eosinophil in urine sediment?

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HANSEL’S STAIN

25
Q

RTE attached to protein matrix

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Epithelial cell cast

26
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Refractile cast with jagged ends and notches

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Waxy cast

27
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Bacilli bound to protein matrix

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Bacterial cast

28
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Fat droplets and oval fat bodies attached to matrix

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Fatty cast

29
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These are also known as squamous epithelial cells covered with Gardnerella vaginalis.

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CLUE CELLS

30
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Primary cast which indicates chronic renal failure.

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WAXY CAST

31
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3 parasites that can be detected in the microscopic examination of the urine.

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Trichomonas vaginalis

Enterobius vermicularis

Schistosoma haematobium

32
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Microorganism identified as the primary cause of yeast infection detected in the urinalysis.

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Candida albicans

33
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A condition wherein spermatozoa is expelled in the bladder instead of urethra.

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RETROGRADE EJACULATION

34
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Standard volume of sample for macroscopic examination of urine. Give the range between ___ to ____ mL.

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10 to 15

35
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What is the protein that forms a major constituent of mucus threads and casts?

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TAMM HORSFALL PROTEIN

36
Q

Yellow-brown rosette, wedges, whetstone,

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Uric acid

37
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Envelope shape,

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Dihydrate calcium oxalate

38
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Dumbbell shape,

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Monohydrate calcium oxalate

39
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Needles form bundles upon refrigeration,

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Ampicillin

40
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Yellow concentric circles

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Leucine

41
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Most commonly found parasite in the routine urinalysis.

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Trichomonas vaginalis

42
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Largest cells found in urine sediment.

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SQUAMOUS EPITHELIAL CELLS

43
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Term which refers to clumps of urothelial cells.

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SYNCYTIA

44
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relates to the probability of detecting elements present in low quantities

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concentration factor

45
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recommended volume for conventional glass-slide method

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20 uL or 0.02 mL