RECALLS <3

• Total magnification for grading casts:

  100x
• Which of the following would be least affected in a specimen that has remained unpreserved at

  room temperature for more than 2 hours?

  A)Urobilinogen

  b) Ketones

  c) Protein

  d) Nitrite

  Protein
• The best way to break the chain of infection is:

  Hand sanitizing/Hand Washing
• Failure of laboratory personnel to document the time a semen sample is collected primarily affects the interpretation of semen:

  Viscosity
• Measurement of a -glucosidase is performed to detect a disorder of the:

  Epididymis
• Most common contamination in urine from female patients if it is NOT collected using the midstream clean-catch technique:

  Squamous epithelial cells
• Aspergillosis – appearance of pleural fluid:

  Black
• A variation of the squamous epithelial cell is the clue cell, which does have pathologic significance. Clue cells are indicative of vaginal infection by the bacterium?

  Gardnerella vaginalis
• First lens system:

  objective
• Second lens system:

  ocular lens
• True or False? Cylindroids have the same significance as casts.

  True
• Order of degeneration of Casts:

  Hyaline casts-Cellular casts-Coarsely granular-Finely granular-Waxy Casts
• Cast disintegration is based on?

  Alkalinity of urine
• Protein range (mg/dL) for grade of 2+
• A classic test for differentiating between urobilinogen, porphobilinogen,

  and Ehrlich-reactive compounds:

  Watson Schwartz test
• First morning urine is not required in:

  urobilinogen
• Copper sulfate tests the _____ ability of glucose:

  reducing
• Staghorn calculi:

  hard large branching
• Antiglomerular basement membrane antibody is seen with:

  Goodpasture syndrome
• The only protein produced by the kidney is:

  Uromodulin
• To distinguish yeast cells from RBC: Yeast cell usually exhibits?

  Budding
• Nuclear detail can be enhanced by what stains?

  Toluidine blue & Acetic Acid
• NORMAL odor of urine

  fragrant
• A significant rise in the OD of amniotic fluid at 450 nm indicates the presence of which analyte?

  Bilirubin
• Amniotic fluid is:

  metabolic products of fetus
• Baby powder (lycopodium) crystal looks like ____ under microscope

  rounded with a small cross in their center.
• What should be done in a refrigerated specimen with presence of pink precipitates before testing?

  Warm
• Bloody CSF indicative of intracranial hemorrhage:

  Even distribution of blood in all tubes
• CSF Collection:

  3rd, 4th, 5th Lumbar
• Non-invasive procedure for gastric analysis:

  Urea breath test
• Positive color of Ictotest:


  Blue to Purple
• In the presence of free hemoglobin/myoglobin, uniform color ranging from a negative yellow through green to a strongly ___appears on the pad

  positive green-blue
• Which of the following parameters best identifies a fluid as a transudate or an exudate?

  Total protein ratio and lactate dehydrogenase ratio
• Tubercular peritonitis ~lab tests

  1. Decreased glucose

  2. Acid-fast stain

  3. Adenosine deaminase
• A web-like pellicle in a refrigerated CSF specimen indicates:

  Tubercular meningitis
• A CSF Total count is diluted with:

  Normal saline
• Copper sulfate was used to test sugar in urine. Which colors indicate glycosuria?


  Orange and red
• Which urine clarity described as few particulates, print easily seen through newsprint?

  Hazy
• Which form of biliburin is detectable in urine?

  Conjugated
• What part of microscope is replaced to convert a bright field to a dark field microscope?


  Condenser