In collecting urine samples for testing, it is preferable to obtain a “mid-stream catch" or a "clean catch"; that is, to only collect urine after the flow has started. Why is this necessary?

Q: Why must a 24-hour period sample of urine be used for examination if a detailed composition is to be…

A: A 24-hour urine collection is a straightforward lab test that determines the contents of your urine.…

Q: What are the criteria of a good and required urine container used in routine urinalysis.

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Q: What standard procedures are needed in handling the following specimens for laboratory submission?…

A: The laboratory results are accurate only if they begin with proper preparation from the patient and…

Q: in a urinary dipstick(labstix)test, which TWO substancesare specifically diagnostic for a bladder…

A: A urine dipstick is a rapid urine test that can be done in the clinic with a fresh urine sample…

Q: Describe the proper technique for performing reagent strip testing for urine

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Q: Based on the information and test results below, is patient suffering from Acute kidney injury or…

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Q: numerate the instructions on how a patient should do a mid-stream clean catch urine specimen.

A: A clean catch is a type of method where urine sample is collected, to be tested.  It is done in such…

Q: Normal urine should have which of the following properties? Circle all that apply. a. Translucency…

A: Normal urine should have : Translucency  Yellowish pigment Cloudy appearance

Q: Can a urine specimen be run without proper labeling?

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Q: What were the two ways physicians tested urine before modern technology

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Q: Do the respiratory therapist needs a strong knowledge base of urine formation? Explain why?

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Q: A. Urine Physical Property Observation: B. Qualitative lon Tests Constituents of Urine Observations…

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Q: Can a urine specimen be run without proper labeling?

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Q: What is the color of the Red litmus paper and blue litmus paper with the presence urine?

A: Litmus paper is used for the acidity or basicity of solutions is it is the oldest form of pH…

Q: Name the pigment providing color to urine.

A: Urine is the kind of waste products in human and many other animals. Urine is form by the kidney and…

Q: The most commonly used test for glomerular filtration. Gold standard test for glomerular filtration.…

A: The glomerular filtration rate, or GFR, is a test that determines exactly how good the kidneys…

Q: If you performed the serial dilution using 0.9ml of tapwater originally and mixed and transferred…

A: A serial dilution is one of the techniques which is useful in microbiology, serology, and other…

Q: 1 ml of urine is added to 2 ml of water. 1 ml is plated. 81 colonies form. What is the CFU/ml of the…

A: CFU/ml is the indirect measurement of the microbes present in the sample. It can be related to…

Q: Which chemical urine test strip correlates with the presence of Casts in a Urine specimen?

A: Multistix is the commonly used urine strip that has different patches of test on a single strip.…

Q: Describe how to differentiate among the various elements found in urine under microscopic…

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Q: Describe the procedure on the Quantitative Analysis of Urine Creatinine

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Q: why specific gravity classified as chemical examination of urine?

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Q: Among color, odor, and clarity, which of the following are not practiced in modern physical…

A: The kidneys are basically the most important excretory organs present in the body. The final waste…

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Q: How would a simple urine test reflect the overall health of an individual?

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Q: Urinalysis Lab If you find 20 colonies on a urine plate, you used a 5uL loop, what will be the…

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Q: What are the diagnostic tests that will benefit from collecting both a blood sample and a urine…

A: The test that helps us to find out the disease condition and also guide the physician to treat the…

Q: In tabular form, provide the principle behind the reaction provided by each pad on a 10-parameter…

A: Dipsticks are sticks on which several reagents are fixed. Dipsticks are useful as an indicator of…

Q: What medical benefit is there from analyzing urine from a patient?

A: Clinical urine tests are basically the examinations of the physical and chemical properties of…

Q: What is the best specimen for a urine collection?

A: Urine is collected in a sterile container with a locking lid. Morning sample is collect as it is…

Q: Describe in details the different types of urine collections, how they are collected, what they are…

A: In hospitals or healthcare centers, urine analysis is considered a medical evaluation, done on the…

Q: Glomerular filtration is affected by forces that oppose and promote filtration. What are these…

A: To explain: To explain glomerular filtration forces and net filtration pressure

Q: Which of the following is not one of the normal components of urine? Ketones Urea Trace amounts of…

A: Urine is a sterile waste product composed of water soluble products made from nitrogen. It is…

Q: Urinary casts are classified as cellular or acellular (e.g., hyaline, waxy, fatty, red or white…

A: Casts are the result of solidification of protein in the lumen of the kidney tubules, more…

Q: In the lumen of the nephron, a weak base is reabsorbed if the pH is high   A-True B-False

A: if pH is high it means H+ concentration is low and to compensate that a base need to be reabsorbed…

Q: What is the preferred method of preservation of a urine specimen, if it cannot be run within 1 hour?

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Q: What is in human urine

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Q: A urinalysis is a test that examines physical, chemical and microscopic aspects of urine.  Examining…

A: Answer :- Option (E) is correct. - Substances produced by the body, and naturally found in urine.…

Q: If Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is 125 mL/min, how much GF will be produced in a day?  180,000…

A: Glomerular filtrate is the fluid obtained after filtration of the blood in the glomerulus or…

Q: the names of the functional elements used in the measurement system

A: Most of the measurement system consists of following functional elements. 1. Primary sensing element…