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Questions
1. Why is a urinalysis a frequently ordered lab test?
2. Define Renal Threshold.
3. A patient has a 4+ urine glucose on the test strip. The normal range is "negative". What metabolic disorder might you suspect? Why is the glucose present in the urine?
4. List the 3 common types of urine specimens collected for lab analysis and give an example of a lab test for each specimen type.
5. Why are preservatives important for urinalysis testing? If preservatives are not used, how soon after collection must a urinalysis be performed?
6. How does a screening test differ from a confirmation test? Which type of testing is performed with urinalysis strips?
7. Why is it important to concentrate the urine sediment for microscopic evaluation?
8. List 8 distinct elements can be found in a microscopic analysis of urine sediment?
9. What may cause an abnormal increase in the number of casts detected in urine?
10. How could a healthy woman between 18 and 40 years old have blood detected in her urine?
11. Describe the appearance of normal cerebral spinal.
12. What is the difference between a transudate and an exudate?