Urology Terminology Quiz

1.  Amylase is elevated in:

    a. tonsillitis

    b. colitis

    c. urethritis

    d. pancreatitis

2. A ____________________ tests for detection of blood in intestinal tract.

    a. guaiac

    b. guaic

    c. guiac

    d. guiaac

3. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels are measured for elevation to detect                          disease.

    a. liver

    b. neoplastic

    c. kidney

    d. thyroid

4. Measurements of excretion rates of                                    are used as diagnostic indicators of kidney function and muscle mass.

    a. creatine

    b. creatinine

    c. createnine

    d. creatinin

5. Phosphorylated                                       is an important storage form of high energy phosphate, the energy source for muscle contraction.

    a. creatine

    b. creatinine

    c. createnine

    d. creatinin

6. Serum electrolytes include:

    a. hemoglobin, hematocrit

    b. potassium, chloride, calcium, sodium

    c. white blood cells

    d. pH, PaCO2, HCO2 (read "2" as subscript)

7. In the sentence, "MEDICATIONS: Minipress 1 mg once a day," Minipress refers to an:

    a. antiinflammatory

    b. antiemetic

    c. antibiotic

    d. antihypertensive

8. A/an                                             catheter was passed through the ureteroscope.

    a. angled-tipped

    b. angle-tipped

    c. angle tipped

    d. angletipped

9. A urinary tract antiinfective is:

    a. Septra

    b. Monopril

    c. Budesonide

    d. Asparaginase

10. Right adnexa are/is normal.

    a. is

   b. are

11. Define BUN                                                                           

12. Define KUB                                                                           

13. Define UTI                                                                             

14. Define TURP                                                                         

15. Define P&A                                                                           

16. Which of the following describe the Jewett classification of bladder carcinoma:

    a. I, II, III, IV, V

    b. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

    c. J1, J2, J3, J4, J5

    d. O, A, B, C, D

17. The French scale is used for denoting the size of catheters, sounds, and other tubular instruments, each unit being roughly equivalent to                             in diameter

    a. 1.0 mm

    b. 0.75 mm

    c. 0.33 mm

    d. 0.01 mm

18. An 18 French catheter indicates a diameter of                      .

    a. 18 mm

    b. 13.5 mm

    c. 6 mm

    d. 0.18 mm

19. Atrophy of the bladder is:

    a. cystatrophia

    b. cystauchenitis

    c. cystathioninuria

    d. cystalgia

20. Development of calculi in the urinary bladder is:

    a. cystoepiplocele

    b. cystoenterocele

    c. cystopexy

    d. cystolithiasis

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