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Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
A dark yellow urine color is most commonly caused by:
Bilirubin
Urobilin
Hemoglobin
Myoglobin
A urine sample with strong ammonia odor is typically due to:
Ketones
Bacterial decomposition
Protein
Glucose
Cloudy urine after refrigeration is most commonly caused by precipitation of:
Calcium oxalate
Uric acid
Amorphous phosphates
Cholesterol crystals
A urine specimen that is red but has a negative chemical test for blood is most likely due to:
Hemoglobinuria
Myoglobinuria
Porphyria
RBCs
A fruity urine odor is associated with:
Infection
Diabetes mellitus
Liver disease
Phenylketonuria
The reagent strip test for glucose uses which enzymatic reaction?
Glucose dehydrogenase
Hexokinase
Glucose oxidase
Hydrogen peroxide–peroxidase only
A false-positive protein result may be caused by:
Highly alkaline urine
Dilute urine
Acidic urine
Low specific gravity
Dysmorphic RBCs are associated with:
Lower UTI
Glomerular bleeding
Menstrual contamination
Kidney stones
Glitter cells are:
RTE cells
Swollen neutrophils in hypotonic urine
Eosinophils
Lymphocytes
Acanthocytes in urine indicate:
Tubular necrosis
Glomerulonephritis
Cystitis
Nephrotic syndrome
Increased eosinophils in urine are typical of:
Interstitial nephritis
Cystitis
Diabetes
Acute pyelonephritis
Clue cells in urine suggest:
Chlamydia
Bacterial vaginosis
Yeast infection
Trichomoniasis
Which ketone is most sensitive in reagent strip testing?
β-hydroxybutyrate
Acetone
Acetoacetate
All are equal
A positive bilirubin test with a negative urobilinogen suggests:
Hemolytic anemia
Liver damage
Obstructive jaundice
Normal result
Nitrite tests for:
Leukocyte esterase
Gram-positive bacteria
Gram-negative bacteria
Yeast
A highly buffered alkaline urine may cause false-negative results for:
Blood
Protein
Ketones
Bilirubin
Specific gravity reagent strip detects:
Total solutes
Ionic solutes only
Urea concentration
Envelope-shaped crystals
Coffin-lid crystals are:
Triple phosphate
Calcium phosphate
Cystine
Sulfonamides
Hexagonal crystals indicate:
Uric acid
Cystine
Cholesterol
Bilirubin
Thorn-apple crystals are:
Calcium carbonate
Leucine
Ammonium biurate
Tyrosine
Needle-like crystals seen with liver disease:
Cholesterol
Tyrosine
Cystine
Uric acid
All solutes equally
The confirmatory test for bilirubin is:
Acetest
Ictotest
SSA test
Clinitest
Clinitest detects:
Glucose
Reducing substances
Protein
Ketones
The pH of normal urine usually ranges from:
3.0–5.0
4.5–8.0
7.0–9.0
2.0–4.0
The presence of RBC casts is diagnostic of:
UTI
Glomerulonephritis
Cystitis
Stone formation
Granular casts are derived from:
Degenerated WBCs
Degenerated tubular cells
Degenerated RBCs
Mixed cells
Waxy casts indicate:
Early renal disease
Acute tubular necrosis
Chronic renal failure
Dehydration
Hyaline casts increase with:
Fever
Strenuous exercise
Stress
All of the above
Broad casts are associated with:
UTI
Diabetic nephropathy
Renal failure
Nephrotic syndrome
The primary site of glucose reabsorption:
Loop of Henle
Proximal tubule
Distal tubule
Collecting duct
The hormone that increases water reabsorption:
ADH
Aldosterone
PTH
Calcitonin
Renin is secreted by:
Macula densa
Juxtaglomerular cells
Loop of Henle
Podocytes
The glomerular filtration barrier excludes molecules mainly based on:
Shape
Charge
Size
Color
The normal GFR is approximately:
60 mL/min
90 mL/min
120 mL/min
200 mL/min
The recommended abstinence period before semen collection:
1–2 days
2–7 days
7–10 days
10–14 days
Normal semen volume:
0.5–1.0 mL
1.5–5.0 mL
5.0–10.0 mL
>10 mL
Normal sperm concentration is at least:
5 million/mL
15 million/mL
20 million/mL
60 million/mL
A yellow semen color suggests:
WBCs
RBC contamination
Old sample
Bacterial infection
Normal semen liquefaction time:
1–10 minutes
10–20 minutes
20–30 minutes
30–60 minutes
The gold standard for fecal fat quantitation:
Sudan stain
72-hour fecal fat test
Occult blood test
Clinitest
Occult blood test detects:
Heme peroxidase activity
Hemoglobin only
RBCs
Myoglobin only
Steatorrhea indicates:
Blood in stool
Fat malabsorption
Protein loss
Infection
Charcot-Leyden crystals are associated with:
Bacterial infection
Parasitic infection
Malabsorption
Bleeding
The most sensitive test for viral diarrhea:
Culture
Antigen testing
PCR
Microscopy
Oval fat bodies are typically seen in:
Acute pyelonephritis
Nephrotic syndrome
Glomerulonephritis
Cystitis
Maltese cross formation under polarized light indicates:
Cholesterol esters
Triple phosphate
Leucine
Uric acid
RTE cells are significantly increased in:
Lower UTI
Acute tubular necrosis
Nephrotic syndrome
Pyelonephritis
The presence of WBC casts signifies:
Lower UTI
Bladder infection
Acute pyelonephritis
Kidney stones
The best indicator of early renal disease is:
Proteinuria
Hematuria
Casts
SG changes
Fatty casts are characteristic of:
Acute nephritis
Nephrotic syndrome
Renal failure
Diabetes insipidus
The matrix of all casts is primarily composed of:
Creatinine
Albumin
Tamm-Horsfall protein
Fibrin
The presence of mixed cellular casts indicates:
Chronic renal failure
Acute pyelonephritis
Transitional stage of renal disease
Lower UTI
RTE cells primarily indicate injury to the:
Collecting duct
Proximal tubule
Distal tubule
Loop of Henle
The cast seen in renal failure with very wide diameter:
Fatty cast
Broad cast
Mixed cast
RBC cast
Uric acid crystals are commonly seen in:
Alkaline urine
Acidic urine
Highly dilute urine
Strongly alkaline urine
Cystine crystals are confirmed by:
Heat test
Cyanide-nitroprusside test
Sulfosalicylic acid test
Acetest
Leucine crystals resemble:
Spheres with concentric rings
Needles
Hexagons
Envelopes
Tyrosine crystals appear as:
Sheaves
Corkscrews/needles
Hexagons
Dumbbells
Cholesterol crystals have the shape of:
Coffin lid
Envelope
Rectangular plates with notched corners
Thorn-apple
Normal sperm motility after 1 hour should be at least:
20%
30%
40%
50%
Sperm morphology normal forms (strict criteria) should be at least:
2%
14%
10%
20%
Increased semen viscosity indicates abnormality of the:
Epididymis
Seminal vesicle
Prostate
Testes
Low semen volume suggests a disorder in the:
Prostate
Testes
Seminal vesicle
Epididymis
The presence of many round cells in semen may indicate:
Immature sperm cells
WBCs
Infection
All of the above
The test used to detect fecal carbohydrates:
Sudan III
Clinitest
Ictotest
Acetest
Black, tarry stools are referred to as:
Melena
Hematochezia
Steatorrhea
Tenesmus
A bulky, greasy, foul-smelling stool is characteristic of:
Bacterial infection
Malabsorption
Bleeding
Iron therapy
The most sensitive test for fecal occult blood:
Benzidine test
Guaiac test
Immunochemical test (iFOBT)
Hematest
Increased neutrophils in stool indicate:
Viral infection
Parasitic infection
Inflammatory diarrhea
Food poisoning
Xanthochromia in CSF suggests:
Bacterial meningitis
Previous hemorrhage
Viral infection
Contamination
CSF neutrophils are elevated in:
Viral meningitis
Tuberculous meningitis
Bacterial meningitis
Fungal meningitis
A "cobweb clot" forms in CSF due to:
Viral infection
Tuberculosis
Bacterial infection
Hemorrhage
Normal CSF glucose is approximately:
10–20% of blood glucose
25–40% of blood glucose
50–80% of blood glucose
Equal to blood glucose
Elevated CSF protein is commonly seen in:
Viral infection
Bacterial infection
Diabetes
Dehydration
Synovial fluid with needle-shaped, negatively birefringent crystals:
Calcium oxalate
Cholesterol
Monosodium urate
Calcium pyrophosphate
"Ground-glass" appearance of peritoneal fluid suggests:
Hemorrhage
Infection
Tuberculosis
Pseudochylous effusion
Milky pleural fluid is typical of:
Hemothorax
Chylothorax
Pneumonia
TB
Elevated ADA (adenosine deaminase) in pleural fluid indicates:
Viral infection
TB
Cancer
Fungal infection
A transudate is characterized by:
Low protein, low LDH
High protein, low LDH
High protein, high LDH
Low protein, high LDH
The test used to assess fetal lung maturity:
Fern test
L/S ratio
Nitrazine test
KOH test
A yellow amniotic fluid suggests:
Meconium staining
Hemolytic disease of the newborn
Infection
Prematurity
The test for fetal distress involving amniotic fluid discoloration:
Fern test
Nitrazine
Meconium test
Fluorescence polarization
Foamy amniotic fluid may indicate:
Respiratory distress
Contamination
High protein
Multiple gestation
The presence of lamellar bodies indicates:
Lung surfactant
Meconium
Vernix
Protein debris
The most reliable indicator of urine concentration ability is:
Specific gravity
Osmolality
pH
Protein level
The recommended confirmatory test for urine protein when reagent strip is positive is:
Ictotest
SSA (Sulfosalicylic Acid) test
Acetest
Clinitest
The presence of isomorphic (uniform) RBCs in urine indicates bleeding from the:
Glomerulus
Renal pelvis
Lower urinary tract
Loop of Henle
The best method to detect early diabetic nephropathy is measurement of:
Urine glucose
Microalbumin
Creatinine clearance
Specific gravity
The Addis count method is used to quantify:
Bacteria in urine
RBCs, WBCs, and casts
Protein excretion
Ketone bodies
Which crystal is consistently considered pathologic?
Triple phosphate
Cystine
Calcium oxalate
Amorphous urates
The preferred specimen for accurate urine sediment examination is the:
First morning urine
Random urine
Mid-stream clean-catch
Timed 24-hour urine
CSF lactate levels are especially useful in differentiating:
Viral vs bacterial meningitis
TB vs fungal infections
Hemorrhage vs contamination
Traumatic tap vs true bleeding
Synovial fluid viscosity is primarily due to:
Hyaluronic acid
Albumin
Urea
Globulins
The presence of birefringent, rhomboid-shaped crystals in synovial fluid indicates:
Gout
Pseudogout
Septic arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
The most common cause of false-positive urine bilirubin on reagent strip is:
Ascorbic acid
Highly pigmented urine
High urobilinogen
Low specific gravity
The preferred stain for identifying eosinophils in urine is:
Wright stain
Hansel stain
Gram stain
Sudan III
The urine crystal that forms only in alkaline urine is:
Uric acid
Cystine
Triple phosphate
Calcium oxalate
A spinal fluid with markedly increased opening pressure, neutrophils, and low glucose is typical of:
Viral meningitis
Fungal meningitis
Bacterial meningitis
TB meningitis
An increase in synovial fluid turbidity is most often caused by:
RBCs
Crystals
WBCs
Lipids
In semen analysis, the presence of antisperm antibodies is best detected by:
Papanicolaou stain
MAR test
Dilutional motility testing
Viability stain
