MLSP: Other Body Fluids

Question 1

To evaluate fertility and post vasectomy procedures

Answer 1

SEMEN

Question 2

Test we do for semen

Answer 2

SEMENALYSIS

Question 3

Surrounds the brain and spinal cord to supply nutrients to the nervous tissue

Answer 3

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF)

Question 4

Clear and colorless

Answer 4

NORMAL CSF

Question 5

Collection: Sterile tubes (numbered 1 through 3)

Answer 5

Tube 1: Chemistry and Immunology
- Tube 2: Microbiology [presence of
microorganisms]
- Tube 3: Hematology (cell counts)

Question 6

Alternate procedure:
- Collect 4 tubes (numbered 1 through 4)

Answer 6

Tube 1: Hematology
- Tube 2: Chemistry
- Tube 3: Microbiology
- Tube 4: Hematology

Question 7

• “Joint fluid”
• Clear, pale- yellow, viscous fluid that lubricates and decreases friction in movable joint

Answer 7

SYNOVIAL FLUID

Question 8

aspirated from the pleural space,
or cavity, surrounding the lungs

Answer 8

Pleural fluid

Question 9

aspirated from the abdominal
cavity

Answer 9

Peritoneal fluid

Question 10

aspirated from the pericardial
cavity surrounding the heart

Answer 10

Pericardial fluid

Question 11

Clear, almost colorless to pale- yellow fluid that fills the membrane (amnion or amniotic sac) that surrounds and cushions a fetus in the uterus

Answer 11

AMNIOTIC FLUID

Question 12

Pale-yellow, watery, serum-like fluid found between the double-layered membranes enclosing the pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal cavities

Answer 12

SEROUS FLUID

Question 13

Leukocyte count and neutrophils are microscopic tests for ___________

Answer 13

synovial fluid

Question 14

An antigen normally present in the human fetus that is also found in amniotic fluid and maternal serum

Answer 14

ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN (AFP)

Question 15

Can be assessed by measuring the amniotic fluid levels of substances called phospholipids, which act as surfactants to keep the alveoli of the lungs inflated

Answer 15

FETAL LUNG MATURITY

Question 16

SPUTUM
A minimum of ______ ml is typically required for most tests

Answer 16

3-5

Question 17

Gastric analysis: examines stomach contents for abnormal substances and measures gastric acid concentration to evaluate stomach acid production

Answer 17

STOMACH FLUID

Question 18

Aspirating a sample of gastric fluid by means of a tube passed through the mouth and throat (oropharynx) or nose and throat (nasopharynx)

Answer 18

BASAL GASTRIC ANALYSIS

Question 19

Mucus or phlegm that is ejected from the trachea, bronchi, and lungs through deep coughing

Answer 19

SPUTUM

Question 20

A less invasive, painless alternative to blood collection for obtaining cells for DNA analysis

Answer 20

BUCCAL SWABS

Question 21

Fluid secreted by glands in mouth

Answer 21

SALIVA

Question 22

Collected for trace an heavy metal analysis and the detection of drugs of abuse

Answer 22

HAIR (AND NAILS)

Question 23

Collected and analyzed for hydrogen content in one type of lactose tolerance tests and to detect the presence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)

Answer 23

BREATH

Question 24

This test is based on the fact that H. pylori produces urease, an enzyme that breaks down urea but is not normally present in the stomach

Answer 24

C-UREA BREATH TEST (C-UBT)

Question 25

Helps identify problems with the digestion of carbohydrates such as lactose (milk sugar) and fructose (fruit sugar) and is thought to be the most accurate lactose tolerance test

Answer 25

HYDROGEN BREATH TEST

Question 26

Tissue specimens from biopsies may also be sent to the laboratory for processing

Answer 26

TISSUE SAMPLES

Question 27

AMNIOTIC FLUID
Preferably collected after 15 weeks of gestation (pregnancy) and is obtained by a physician using a procedure called

Answer 27

transabdominal amniocentesis

Question 28

SEMEN
Volume of _____ ml is needed

Answer 28

2-5