The basic morphologic evaluation of each spermatozoon requires reporting of:

Which of the following specimen types is not suitable for bacterial and fungal cultures?

Acceptable transport and analysis conditions of synovial fluid include:

The technician pulls a urine specimen out of the refrigerator and notes a pink precipitate. She knows that she has a urine with a(n):

The physician removes 1 mL of CSF from a 2-year-old patient and immediately puts it into a properly labeled, single sterile tube. The technician delivers the STAT specimen to:

A urine specific gravity is ordered for a patient, and it is performed on the first morning specimen and the last evening specimen. The specific gravity for both urine samples is 1.010; this indicates:

WBC counts in of synovial fluid specimen (total volume: 4.0 mL) of  > 5000 WBCs/mcL are consistent with which of the following conditions when also accompanied with a positive culture?

A WBC count was performed using a 1:2 dilution of CSF. Five squares were counted (4 large W squares and center square – 5mm2 each). The counts were 31 and 32 cells in each chamber. What should be done next?

Hypertonicity or hypotonicity of urine is controlled by:

Turbidity may be present in CSF as a result of all of the following except: