Urinalysis

Which of the following conditions will cause hyaline casts to be missed if a technician is not careful?

Which of the following describes dysmorphic red blood cells (RBCs)?

The laboratory is having trouble differentiating between red blood cells (RBCs), yeast, oil droplets and crystals. Which of the following stains can be used to enhance the nuclear detail?

Which microscopic element is characteristically associated with drug-induced interstitial nephritis?

What does the presence of glitter cells signify?

Which formed element found in urine is unique to the kidney?

A broad waxy cast signifies

What urinary crystal is commonly associated with ethylene glycol (antifreeze) poisoning?

In bright-field microscopy, what does adjusting the aperture diaphragm to 75% of the numerical aperture of the objective achieve?

When cholesterol crystals are observed in a urine sample, which other components would be expected?

What is the primary function of uromodulin (Tamm-Horsfall protein) in the formation of casts?

If formed elements are not well visualized under brightfield microscopy, which type of microscopy should be used?

What urine sediment component is typically found in increased numbers after invasive urologic procedures (catheterization)?

What microscopic finding is critical to the early diagnosis of glomerular disorders and malignancy of the urinary tract?

What test result is most commonly associated with the presence a 3+ Leukocyte Esterase result in a urine sample?

What urine characteristic(s) is/are MOST affected if a lab forgets to refrigerate a urine sample from a patient suspected of having a UTI?

What cellular structure does the Hansel stain specifically target in microscopic analysis?

How does polarized microscopy aid in the identification of crystals and lipids in urine?

What is the origin of the granules observed in non-pathologic granular casts?

Which condition primarily signifies infection or inflammation exclusively within the nephron?

Which urine microscopy technique provides a three-dimensional image that is especially useful for viewing fine structural detail?

Identify the most critical step for accurate microscopic urine sediment examination

What part of a microscope is the most important for proper light settings?

Before reporting the findings from a urine microscopic examination, a technician should correlate the results with:

What is the purpose of performing a microscopic examination of urine?

Which type of urine specimen is recommended for cytodiagnostic urine testing?

What part of the microscope serves as the primary adjustment to regulate the amount of light passing through the specimen?

What does the height of the small, unstained specimen observed in bright-field microscopy most depend upon?

What are the two types of adjustments to the condenser that provide optimal viewing?

Prior to the utilization of a stain, what type of microscope is BEST to observe a wet preparation?

Which abnormal constituent would make a urine sample sent to cytology?

What cells absorb lipids?

What action indicates the presence of bilirubin in the urine?

Ammonium biurate crystals under microscope exhibit

What would be an indicative of tubular injury in the urnine analysis?

What does an elevated amount of Mucus in a Urine sample indicate?

A patient shows a red color in their urine. What is a more likely reason?

If your are performing a urine analysis and there is a large amount of squamous epithelial cells under the microscope, what does that indicate?