Urine
Body Positions
Exam Techniques
Terminology
Reproductive
100

What must appear on a urine pregnancy test (UPT) to indicate the test is valid?

A line in the control window

100

Laying flat on the back

supine

100

to feel or touch

palpation

100

First menstrual cycle

What is menarche?

100

Instruct patient to avoid applying these items to the skin prior to a mammogram.

lotions, deodorant, powder

200

What is the normal specific gravity for urine?

1.001-1.035

200

Laying flat on the stomach

prone

200

to take measurements

mensuration

200

absence of a period

amenorrhea

200

Gas used to perform cryotherapy

liquid nitrogen

300

Type of urine specimen with the greatest concentration of substances

What is first morning urine specimen
300

Laying flat on back with knees bent and feet flat on table; used for catheterizations

Dorsal recumbent

300

Instrument used to examine the eyes

What is an ophthalmoscope?

300

The last menstrual cycle ever for a woman

What is menopause?

300

LMP

FIRST day of last menstrual period
400

Test done to determine type of bacteria in urine

What is a culture & sensitivity (C&S)

400

Position used for pelvic/pap exam; laying on back with feet in stirrups

Dorsal lithotomy

400

to listen with a stethoscope

auscultate

400

painful menstruation

dysmenorrhea

400

What age should annual mammograms begin

40

500

Agency in which all STIs MUST be reported to

What is the state health department (who then reports to the CDC)
500

Feet elevated above the level of the heart; used in hypovolemic shock

trendelenburg

500

to tap on areas of the body to listen for place of organs

percussion

500

surgical removal of the uterus

hysterectomy

500

Naegele's Rule calculation

first day of last period + 7 days- 3 months- add one year

600
Type of urine specimen commonly used to determine kidney function

What is a 24-hour urine?

600

Laying on left side with right knee pulled to chest; used for enemas or suppositories

Sim's position

600

Instrument used to examine the ears

What is an otoscope?

600

the predicted outcome of a patient's illness

What is prognosis?
600

Hormone that detects pregnancy in UPT

HCG- Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
700

Must accompany a drug/alcohol urine specimen

What is a chain of custody form?

(shows exactly who has handled specimen in case of tampering with)

700

Position used for rectal exams; aka jack-knife position

Proctologic position

700

Instrument used to test for color blindness

What is the Ishihara book?
700

Name of vision chart used to test visual acuity from 20 feet distance

Snellen chart

700

dilation of cervix and scraping of the uterus

D&C- dilation and curettage

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