Miscellaneous topic

Question 1

Appearance of squamous cells in Sternheimer-Malbin stain

Answer 1

Pale purple with dark purple nuclei

Question 2

Appearance of renal cells in Sternheimer-Malbin stain

Answer 2

Orange-purple cytoplasm and dark nuclei

Question 3

Appearance of leukocytes in Sternheimer-Malbin stain

Answer 3

Pale pink with purple nuclei

Question 4

Appearance of glitter cells in Sternheimer-Malbin stain

Answer 4

Pale blue

Question 5

Appearance of erythrocytes in Sternheimer-Malbin stain

Answer 5

May not stain or stain pale pink

Question 6

Appearance of yeast cells in Sternheimer-Malbin stain

Answer 6

Dark purple or do not stain at all

Question 7

Appearance of crystals in Sternheimer-Malbin stain

Answer 7

Do not stain

Question 8

Appearance of hyaline/waxy casts in Sternheimer-Malbin stain

Answer 8

May not stain or stain pale pink

Question 9

Appearance of granular casts in Sternheimer-Malbin stain

Answer 9

Pink matrix or purple granules

Question 10

Appearance of RBC casts in Sternheimer-Malbin stain

Answer 10

Red-purple

Question 11

Appearance of bacteria in Sternheimer-Malbin stain

Answer 11

Vary in color

Question 12

Appearance of spermatozoa in Sternheimer-Malbin stain

Answer 12

Stain blue

Question 13

Appearance of Trichomonas in Sternheimer-Malbin stain

Answer 13

Pale blue with purple nucleus

Question 14

Positive Whiff test indicates

Answer 14

Bacterial vaginosis, Trichomoniasis

Question 15

Ultimate goal of urinalysis automation

Answer 15

Improve reproducibility and color discrimination

Question 16

UF-1000i urine particle categorization basis

Answer 16

Forward scatter, impedance, fluorescence, adaptive cluster analysis, side scatter

Question 17

Method to quantify bacteria using UF-1000i

Answer 17

Scattergram and histogram

Question 18

Frequency for QC of reagent strips

Answer 18

refractometer

Question 19

Frequency for centrifuge disinfection

Answer 19

pH

Question 20

Frequency for contamination checks of diluents

Answer 20

Biweekly

Question 21

Frequency for bacterial count on deionized water and cytocentrifuge devices QC

Answer 21

Monthly

Question 22

Frequency for centrifuge calibration (tachometer

Answer 22

strobe light

Question 23

Frequency for professional microscope cleaning QC

Answer 23

Annually

Question 24

Multistix pH range

Answer 24

5.0-8.5 in 0.5 increments

Question 25

Multistix protein sensitivity

Answer 25

15-30 mg/dL

Question 26

Multistix glucose sensitivity

Answer 26

75-125 mg/dL (100 mg/dL)

Question 27

Multistix ketone sensitivity

Answer 27

5-19 mg/dL acetoacetic acid

Question 28

Multistix blood sensitivity

Answer 28

5-20 RBCs/mL; 0.015-0.062 mg/dL hemoglobin

Question 29

Multistix bilirubin sensitivity

Answer 29

0.4-0.8 mg/dL

Question 30

Multistix urobilinogen sensitivity

Answer 30

0.2 mg/dL

Question 31

Multistix nitrite sensitivity

Answer 31

0.006-0.1 mg/dL nitrite ion

Question 32

Multistix leukocyte sensitivity

Answer 32

5-15 WBC/HPF

Question 33

Multistix specific gravity range

Answer 33

1.000-1.030

Question 34

Chemstrip pH range

Answer 34

5.0-9.0 in 1.0 increments

Question 35

Chemstrip protein sensitivity

Answer 35

6 mg/dL albumin (Diascreen: 5 mg/dL)

Question 36

Chemstrip glucose sensitivity

Answer 36

40 mg/dL

Question 37

Chemstrip ketone sensitivity

Answer 37

9 mg/dL acetoacetic acid; 70 mg/dL acetone

Question 38

Chemstrip blood sensitivity

Answer 38

5 RBCs/mL, hemoglobin equivalent to 10 RBCs/mL

Question 39

Chemstrip bilirubin sensitivity

Answer 39

0.5 mg/dL

Question 40

Chemstrip urobilinogen sensitivity

Answer 40

0.4 mg/dL

Question 41

Chemstrip nitrite sensitivity

Answer 41

0.05 mg/dL nitrite ion

Question 42

Chemstrip leukocyte sensitivity

Answer 42

10-25 WBC/HPF

Question 43

Chemstrip specific gravity range

Answer 43

1.000-1.030