Medical Laboratory Technician Exam Medical Laboratory Technician Urinalysis and Body Fluids Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

A urine specimen with a specific gravity of 1.001 and a pale yellow color most likely indicates which condition?

Accepted Answer

Diabetes insipidus

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Diabetes mellitus

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Glomerulonephritis

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Urinary tract infection

Question 2

Which type of cast is most indicative of glomerular damage when found in a urine sediment examination?

Accepted Answer

Red blood cell casts

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Waxy casts

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Hyaline casts

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Granular casts

Question 3

A cerebrospinal fluid sample with a glucose level significantly lower than the serum glucose and elevated protein most likely suggests what?

Accepted Answer

Bacterial meningitis

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Viral meningitis

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Multiple sclerosis

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Normal CSF

Question 4

What is the expected appearance of a normal synovial fluid specimen?

Accepted Answer

Clear and pale yellow with high viscosity

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Turbid and green with low viscosity

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Clear and colorless with no viscosity

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Cloudy and red with moderate viscosity

Question 5

Which urine chemical test principle relies on the double indicator method to detect pH?

Accepted Answer

Reagent strip pH pad using methyl red and bromothymol blue

Answer

Clinitest copper reduction tablet

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Ictotest diazo reaction

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Sulfosalicylic acid precipitation

Question 6

A pleural fluid with a protein ratio (fluid/serum) greater than 0.5 and an LDH ratio greater than 0.6 is classified as what?

Accepted Answer

Exudate

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Transudate

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Chylous effusion

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Hemorrhagic effusion