Course Outline
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- Introduction to Urine Chemical Reagent Strips
- Chemical Urinalysis Reagent Strips
- Urine Specimen Collection
- Urine Specimen Transport
- Reagent Strip Procedure: Manual or Semi-Automated Methods
- Handling and Storage of Urine Reagent Strips
- Which of the following statements is true regarding the storage and handling of urine reagent strips?
- All the following statements about the urine specimen are true except:
- Which of the following statements is true for the reagent strip procedure?
- Quality control procedures should be performed with each new lot of chemical reagent strips and as often as required by the laboratory's procedure.
- Urine pH Analysis
- pH Analysis: The Urine Specimen
- pH Reaction
- Urine pH: Acidic and Alkaline
- A urine specimen was collected at 6:00 AM and remained at room temperature until it was received in the laboratory at 3:30 PM. How may the pH of the s...
- Match the following factors with the expected urine pH type.
- Urine Specific Gravity Analysis
- Urine Protein Analysis
- Protein Error of Indicators
- Confirmatory Testing for Urine Protein
- Clinical Significance of Urine Protein
- Clinical Significance of Urine Protein, continued
- Follow-up Testing for Positive Urine Protein
- The presence of increased levels of protein in the urine may be an early indicator of which of the following conditions?
- Examples of conditions resulting in benign proteinuria include: (Choose ALL correct answers)
- Urine Glucose Analysis
- Urine Ketone Analysis
- Ketones Overview
- Ketone Reaction
- False-Positive and False-Negative Ketone Test Results
- Clinical Significance of Urine Ketones
- The ketone component that is measured by the nitroprusside reaction is:
- Which of the following can cause a false-positive result for ketones?
- Significantly increased levels of ketones are detected in the urine with which of the following conditions? Choose all that apply.
- Urine Blood Analysis
- Introduction to Hematuria
- Blood Reaction
- False-Positive and False-Negative Results
- Clinical Significance of Blood in Urine
- A urine sample is cloudy pink in appearance. The microscopic examination reveals the presence of intact red blood cells (RBCs). What is the term that ...
- Which of the following substances can cause a false-positive result for blood on the urine reagent strip?
- Urine Nitrite Analysis
- Urine Leukocytes
- Leukocytes Reaction
- Leukocytes Reaction, continued
- False-Positive and Falsely-Decreased Results
- Clinical Significance of Leukocytes in Urine
- To screen for urinary tract infection, the leukocytes test result should be evaluated along with the results from which of these other reagent strip t...
- Urine Bilirubin Analysis
- Overview of Bilirubin
- Bilirubin Reaction
- False-Positive and False-Negative Urine Bilirubin Results
- Ruling out False-Positive Urine Bilirubin Test Results
- Clinical Significance of Urine Bilirubin
- Which of the following may cause a false positive bilirubin result on a urine chemical reagent strip?
- When a patient has a bile duct obstruction, the bilirubin test portion of the reagent strip is:
- A positive reagent strip bilirubin test indicates the presence of what form of bilirubin in the urine?
- Urine Urobilinogen Analysis
- Automation of Chemical Reagent Strip Analysis
- Semi-Automated Instruments
- Automated Systems
- Quality Control
- Semi-automated and automated urine reagent strip readers offer what advantage over manual methods?
- Urine chemical reagent strips readers can utilize any manufacturers dipsticks.
- When an automated or semi-automated method is used to read urine chemical reagent strips, quality control testing must be performed at least how often...
- References
Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Basic
Intended Audience: Medical laboratory science and medical laboratory technician students, clinical laboratory personnel, and other medical personnel who perform urine dipstick testing at the point-of-care.
Author Information: Leah Westover, MPH, MLS(ASCP) is the Director of Sales and Marketing for MediaLab, Inc. Previously, she was the Director of Education and Outreach as well as the Medical Laboratory Science Program Director at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Leah holds a Masters in Public Health from Thomas Jefferson University.
Reviewer Information: Alexandru Casapu, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM, PBTCM has over 20 years of experience as a medical laboratory scientist, section supervisor, and laboratory manager. He is the former Director of Clinical Laboratory Technology Program at Georgia Piedmont Technical College. He is currently a Program Director at MediaLab, Inc. Alexandru holds BS degrees in Biology and Medical Technology from Clark Atlanta University and a MBA from the University of Georgia.
