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Instructions to the patient for collecting a 24-hour specimen should be given ________.

The physician may order a repeat a mono test in a week or so to see if ________ antibodies have developed or may order Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibodies to help confirm or rule out the presence of a current EBV infection.

False positives for the presence of nitrites can happen if the specimen is ________ for too long.

In routine urinalysis, all of these are physical properties of urine, EXCEPT ________.

A ________ is a thin layer of microorganisms spread on a glass slide for identification purposes.

Oliguria can be indicative of all of the following, EXCEPT ________.

When a urinary tract infection is suspected, it is important to see consistent test results that include all of these, EXCEPT ________.

Red cells in the urine may be an indication of ________ in female patients.

Someone with type ________ blood has no antigens on the surface of the red blood cells. People with type ________ blood are referred to as universal donors because their blood can be administered to most people regardless of the recipients’ blood types.

For each tube being filled with blood, the phlebotomist must invert the tube ________.