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It is not necessary to change gloves when performing phlebotomy on different patients in the same room as long as the gloves do not appear visibly soiled.

A 17-year-old patient with diabetes mellitus has the following laboratory results.  Do you expect the urinalysis glucose to be positive on either test date?     5/1/23    Fasting plasma glucose 121mg/dL (at home glucometer)    Laboratory tested fasting plasma glucose 128mg/dL     6/1/23    Fasting plasma glucose 265mg/dL (at home glucometer)    Laboratory tested fasting plasma glucose 283mg/dL

A positive chemical test for blood with a negative microscopic could indicate: (1) lysed red blood cells; (2) myoglobinuria; (3) hemoglobinuria; (4) hematuria

All of these processes work on the ultrafiltrate as it becomes urine EXCEPT:

Sodium nitroprusside is used in the detection of:

The following results are obtained from a urinalysis on a patient who developed membranous glomerulonephritis following hepatitis B infection: Color: Yellow Protein: 4+      Blood: ModerateClarity: Cloudy           Glucose: Negative      Urobilinogen: 1.0 EUSpecific gravity: 1.012           Ketones: Negative      Nitrite: NegativepH: 6.0            Bilirubin: Negative    Leukocyte esterase: NegativeMicroscopic2–3 WBCs/hpf          1–2 oval fat bodies/hpf20–30 RBCs/hpf       2–3 fatty casts/lpfModerate fat droplets  What is the most probable disorder associated with these results?

 Urine samples for routine urinalysis are best when collected:

Which of the following tests can be used to detect urinary galactose?

Which of the following is correct? All brands of reagent strips can detect the following ketone(s): (1) acetone; (2) acetoacetic acid; (3) B-hydroxybutyric acid.

Normal penetration is indicated by the ability of sperm to traverse bovine cervical mucous a distance of at least: