UA Quiz 1

Sue is assigned to urinalysis bench, and the paperwork accompanying a 24 H urine collection is paperclipped to container. The urine splashes on Sue’s face while transferring it to a smaller container. What action does Sue need to initiate first?

Rinse her face at the nearest eyewash station

Analytical components of a QA program are procedures and policies that effect the…

variables that are directly involved in specimen testing

Which of the following sources should include protocols for the way to proceed when quality control results exceed acceptable tolerance limits?

A procedure

The ultimate goal of a Quality assessment plan in to…

ensure the validity of laboratory results

Quality control material should have…

A matrix similar to the patient sample being tested

The term critical value refers to a…

life-threatening test result/ result exceeding lower or upper critical limits

Unpreserved- bilirubin

decreases

Unpreserved - bacteria

increases

Unpreserved - Urobilinogen

No change

Unpreserved - pH

increases

Unpreserved - glucose

decreases

Unpreserved - ketones

decreases

Unpreserved - protein

no change

A RT urinalysis test can aid in the diagnosis of what type of disease processes?

Prerenal, Postrenal, Renal

Which of the following specimens usually eliminate contamination of the urine with entities from external genitalia and the distal urethra?

Midstream Clean Catch

Why do we perform a urinalysis?

Aids in diagnosis of disease, monitors disease progression, monitor if treatment is working

Urine was received in the lab, and a UA was ordered. The specimen was labeled with patient’s name, DOB, and hospital number. The specimen was collected in a sterile container at 0800 and left at room temperature until received in the lab at 1200. There was 15mL of urine. The technologist is going to…

Reject the sample

What is the common preservative used for urine collection?

Boric Acid

Urine collection for anaerobic culture requires which of the following methods?

Suprapubic

As the only technologist on 3rd shift, you receive a RT urine specimen that was collected at 0300. It is now 0400. You have been called to ED for ST blood draws on two trauma patients. You decide to…

put specimen in refrigerator for later testing

A pre-employment physical included a drug test and plasma draw for chemistry. The person performing the collection noticed that the temp of the collected urine was too cold. She mentioned it to the technologist who would run the drug screen. In order to prove this was urine, she could…

Compare the urine Creatinine to plasma Creatinine

Having a specimen splash into your eyes

Direct contact

Being scratched by a broken patient’s blood tube

Direct contact

Not wearing gloves when handling specimen

Direct contact

Centrifuging uncovered specimen

Inhalation

Pipetting by mouth

Digestion

Which agency is responsible for defining, establishing, and monitoring safety and health hazards in the workplace?

OSHA

What is the most common and convenient urine specimen?

Random void