Which patients should be screened for gestational diabetes mellitus?

ACHES is a mnemonic to help patient remember problems that could be serious side effect from oral contraceptive pills (OCPs). What does the A in this mnemonic stand for?

New patient is in for her first prenatal visit. She tells you that she has been pregnant 3 times previously. She is 10 weeks pregnant at this time. She has had a miscarriage in the past and has two living children. What is her para number?

The protrusion of the meninges through an opening in the spinal column or skull is:

Cells for a maturation index are collected from:

Urine suspected of having high levels of which substance should be stored in a dark place before testing?

You open a urine sample for testing and immediately detect a fruity odor. Which test result do you expect to be elevated using a urine dipstick?

A urine specimen is tested and shown to have a pH of 8.0. This value is:

A urine sample that can be collected at any given time is called a:

Which of the following urine specimens are used in diabetes screening and for home diabetes testing programs?

The specific gravity of most urine samples falls between:

Which of the following is not a recommendation from the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute for urine specimens?

The study of poisonous substances and their effects on the body.

In the liquid-based method of specimen collection for a Pap test, cells are placed directly on a microscope slide

For the most accurate results, urine specimens should be kept refrigerated and processed within 2 hours of collection.

Quality-control methods for microscopic examination of urine require a minimum of 20 mL of urine that has been centrifuged for 10 minutes.