Lab Regulations
This federal law establishes quality standards for laboratory testing.
What is CLIA?
The two most common specimens collected in medical offices.
What are blood and urine?
The pigment responsible for the normal yellow color of urine.
What is urochrome?
This instrument separates solids from liquids using rapid spinning.
What is a centrifuge?
The presence of glucose in urine is commonly associated with this disease.
What is diabetes mellitus?
This organization requires an exposure control plan for bloodborne pathogens.
What is OSHA?
A urine sample that can be collected at any time.
What is a random specimen?
This urine dipstick test helps detect bacterial UTIs.
What is nitrite?
The ocular lens of a microscope typically magnifies an image this many times.
What is 10×?
Blood in the urine is called this.
What is hematuria?
This process documents specimen handling for legal testing.
What is chain of custody?
A urine specimen collected to reduce contamination from external genitalia.
What is a clean-catch midstream specimen?
This substance in urine may be the earliest sign of kidney disease.
What is protein?
This must be done before running a centrifuge to prevent damage.
What is balancing the tubes?
Cloudy or turbid urine may indicate this common infection.
What is a urinary tract infection?
These precautions assume that all specimens may contain infectious material.
What are standard precautions?
If a urine specimen cannot be tested within one hour, this should be done.
What is refrigeration?
A fruity urine odor is often associated with elevated levels of this substance.
What are ketones?
This device allows laboratory professionals to observe cells and microorganisms.
What is a microscope?
This urine test detects pregnancy by identifying the hormone hCG.
What is a urine pregnancy test?
This system ensures laboratory tests produce accurate and reliable results.
What is quality control?
This type of urine collection measures substances excreted over an entire day.
What is a 24-hour urine specimen?
The three major components of urinalysis.
What are physical, chemical, and microscopic examination?
During urinalysis, this lab procedure separates sediment for microscopic exam.
What is centrifugation?
A urine pH greater than 7 indicates this condition.
What is alkaline urine?