Quiz #8 Chapters 13 & 16 Flashcards
What filters waste substances from the blood and dilutes them with water to produce urine?
Nephrons
Hidden or nonvisible blood is called______?
Occult Blood
The most common form of cancer in individuals older than 50 years?
Colorectal Cancer (CRC)
Normal range for SG of urine is?
1.003 to 1.025
What does FOBT stand for?
Fecal Occult Blood Test
What is dysuria?
Difficult or painful urination
A visual examination of the mucosa or rectum and the entire length of the colon is called?
Colonoscopy
The presence of blood in the urine is called?
Hematuria
What is the purpose of testicular self-examination (TSE)?
Early detection of testicular cancer
What is the inability to empty the bladder?
Retention
When performing a sigmoidoscopy, the colon doesn’t have to be flushed out completely.
False
A neutral pH reading is 7.
True
What could cause a false-positive result on the guaiac slide test?
Meat
Certain medications
Iron supplements
What is a urinalysis and what does it consist of?
Analysis of urine….
Consists of physical, chemical, and microscopic examination.
True or False: The digital rectal examination (DRE) and the prostate-specific antigen ( PSA) test are the primary screening tests for prostate cancer, however the American Cancer Society (ACS) believes that available evidence does not currently support routine testing for prostate cancer.
True
The presence of protein in the urine is known as proteinuria. What may cause a temporary increase in your in urine protein?
Stress or strenuous exercise
What is approximately the size and shape of a walnut, and its function is to secrete fluid that transports sperm?
Prostate Gland
What does the urinary system consist of?
Kidneys
Ureters
Urinary Bladder
Urethra
What temperature should the box of guaiac slides be stored at?
Room temperature between 59 and 86 degrees F.
Why would a first-voided morning specimen be desired?
Contains the greatest concentration of dissolved substances and an abnormality would be more easily detected.
A__________is done before a sigmoidoscopy?
Digital Rectal Exam
True or False: one purpose of laboratory testing is to confirm a clinical diagnosis?
True
Testicular cancer can develop at any age but it is most common in___________?
15 to 34 years old
True or False: the renal threshold is the concentration at which a substance in the blood that is not normally excreted by the kidney begins to appear in the urine.
True
