A 30-year old woman presents with a fever, nausea, and flank pain. A random midstream clean catch specimen shows the following: Physical Exam  Chemical Exam Microscopic Exam Color: yellow SG: 1.015 0-2 RBC/hpf Clarity: cloudy pH: 7.5 25-50 WBC/hpf Leukocyte est,: pos 0-2 hyaline casts/lpf Blood: trace pos, speckled 2-5 WBC casts/lpf Nitrites: pos few squamous/lpf Bili: neg 0-2 transitional/hpf Protein: pos 3+ bacteria/hpf Ketones: neg 2-5 calcium oxalate/hpf Glucose: neg Ascorbic Acid: neg A. Based on the above symptoms and urinalysis, what condition do you think is the most likely causing this woman’s symptoms? Be as specific as possible for full credit. B. List two findings (one in the chemical exam and one in the microscopic exam) that supports this specific differential diagnosis

Which of the following statements regarding epithelial cells is correct?

The urinary cast that can be found in very high numbers in healthy patients following strenuous exercise is:

75% of kidney stones contain:

What does the “C” and “L” stand for in the credential COTA/L?

Who made this statement in the very early 1900’s and is one of the founding members of the Occupational Therapy profession?  “There are many …rhythms which we must be attuned to:  the larger rhythms of night and day, of sleep, and waking hours, …and finally the big four-work and play and rest and rest and sleep, which our organisms must be able to balance even under difficulty.  The only way to attain balance in all this is actual doing, actual practice, a practice of wholesome living as the basis of wholesome feeling and thinking and fancy and interest.”

What does the “P and E” stand for in PEOP?

Occupational therapy’s distinct value is:  Choose 3      

A COTA can work independently within Home Health with OTR supervision.  

The COTA can administer standardized assessments