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1.
The pH pad is read as a negative
or positive result.
TRUE
FALSE
 
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2.
It is Monday morning and you
work at a local Geriatrics Clinic; your patient's sibling
hands you her mother's urine specimen for testing as requested
by MD. While in the process of dipping the
urine specimen, the LVN
asks you for Ms. Field's BP reading. You lay the urine-dipped
strip on counter to look up Ms. Field's BP reading in
EPIC. When
you come back the strip is almost dry, you
proceed to:
Record
the UA strip results, and
document/ report to physician.
Re-dip urine and read
results at one minute, but no later than 2 minutes.
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3.
Joint Commission
oversees POC testing compliance at UTMB. How often are urine
strips QC'd?
1X
a week for every opened bottle and when a new vial is opened
2X a week
for every opened bottle and when a new
vial is opened
3X a week
for every opened bottle and when a new
vial is opened
1X
a month for
every opened bottle and when a new
vial is opened
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4.
Laura Mills is a 39 y/o pregnant
female who came into the ER. Upon dipping her urine you notice
a speckled pattern on the blood reagent pad. The most likely
explanation for this phenomenon is:
The
reagent on the pad is no longer reactive. More than likely due
to expired, non-functional strips.
Intact rbc's are present in
the sample (as opposed to free hemoglobin released from rbc
lysis which gives a homogenous pattern)
The blood reagent pad is
contaminated
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5. When
dipping a urine specimen, what is the reasoning behind
blotting off excess urine off the strip?
The reagent pads on the
strip need just the right amount of urine to react properly
and produce accurate results.
The 'run-off' phenomenon
which may lead to erroneous results is avoided as each reagent
pad or reacting area holds a different active ingredient.
The acidity effects of the
urine on the reagent pads are minimized.
It avoids
having to read the strip at a longer read time.
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6.
Sensitivity of the bilirubin
reacting area may not be sufficient to detect small amounts of
bilirubin in the urine.
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FALSE
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7. A
positive PROTEIN result most likely indicates the presence of
albumin; however, other proteins such as globulins, Bence
Jones (immunoglobin's light chains) can give a positive result.
TRUE
FALSE
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8.
When Urine
Control Solutions are stored at refrigerator temperatures (2-4
celsius), the control material is good until the expiration
date on dropper vial. However, if room temperature
option is chosen, controls are only good for 1 MONTH.
TRUE
FALSE
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9.
Unlike the URINE CLINITEST
TABLETS which detect multiple sugars in addition to glucose
(i.e. lactose, galactose, fructose) in urine and stool
specimens, the glucose reagent pad on the chemstrip ONLY
DETECTS GLUCOSE.
TRUE
FALSE
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10.
The following are good QUALITY
CONTROL practice:
Verifying
function & stability of STRIPS using UA CONTROL SOLUTIONS
Checking expiration dates
of UA CONTROL SOLUTIONS prior to using
Writing 'Open Dates' on
both CONTROL SOLUTIONS, STRIPS, or any other kits used for
patient assessment.
Verifying LOT NUMBER of UA
CONTROL solutions match those on the QC LOG / SHEET
ALL OF THE ABOVE
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