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How much urine does the normal adult excrete each day?

750 to 2000 ml

Polyuria may be caused by:

All


- Diabetes mellitus


- Taking a diuretic


- The consumption of caffeine


- The excessive intake of fluids

Which of the following does not result in oliguria?

Edema

Which of the following tests require a clean-catch midstream specimen?

Urine culture

When collecting a clean-catch midstream urine specimen, a front-to-back motion is used to cleanse the urinary meatus to:

Avoid drawing microorganisms from the anal region into the area being cleansed

When collecting a clean-catch midstream urine specimen, a small amount of urine is voided into the toilet before obtaining the specimen to:

Flush microorganisms out of the distal urethra

A urinalysis may be performed for all of the following reasons except to:

Treat a patient’s condition

What is not included in a complete urinalysis?

Biological exam of urine


- Microscopic examination of urine sediment


- Physical examination of urine


- Chemical examination of urine

What occurs if a urine specimen is allowed to stand for more than 1 hour at room temperature?

It becomes cloudy

If a urine specimen is a light yellow color, this means that:

The urine specimen does not contain many dissolved substances

The presence of bile pigments in a urine specimen causes the specimen to be:

Yellow-brown in color

If a freshly voided specimen is cloudy, this means that:

A urinary tract infection may be present

Which of the following test results indicates a concentrated urine specimen?

Specific gravity: 1.025

Which of the following substances is normally present in urine?

Urea


- Leukocytes


- Bilirubin


- Ketones

When a patient has a urinary tract infection, all of the following tests may be positive except:

Glucose


- Leukocytes


- Protein


- Nitrite

Which of the following urine tests may be positive when a patient has undiagnosed diabetes mellitus?

Glucose

Which of the following urine tests may be positive when a patient has hepatitis?

Bilirubin

Blood may normally be present in the urine owing to:

Menstruation

Which of the following is usually found in the urine sediment of a patient with candidiasis?

Yeast

What is the name of the hormone present only in the urine and blood of a pregnant woman?

Human chorionic gonadotropin

Which of the following represents an error in technique when performing a urine pregnancy test?

None listed

Which of the following pregnancy tests can detect pregnancy the earliest?

Serum pregnancy test

What is the most common cause of UTIs in women?

E. Coli

Which of the following is a diagnostic tool for detecting prostate cancer?

PSA

Which part of the urinary system is responsible for transporting urine from the kidneys to the bladder?

Ureter

Which of the following is not typically transmitted sexually?

E. Coli


- Syphilis


- Chlamydia


- Gonorrhea

Which of the following is marked by oliguria that progresses to anuria, edema, hypertension, acidosis, and azotemia?

End stage of renal failure

Which of the following refers to kidney stones disease?

Nephrolithiasis