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The urine test

No samples required, just a test of your knowledge.

Answer True or False.

1. Urine made by healthy kidneys that has not left the body is actually sterile.
2. A bacterial infection makes urine cloudy.
3. Urine from fox and wolf is used as an animal repellent to keep other animals (e.g. deers, rabbits) away from man’s properties.
4. Cancer-causing compounds were never once found in the urine of babies who were in constant exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS).
5. Gross hematuria means that blood cannot be seen in the urine with the naked eye.
6. Asparagus can make urine green and smelly.
7. The drug Premarin is not made from estrogen extracted from pregnant mares’ urine.
8. Children with a rare inherited condition, known as the “blue diaper syndrome” has blue urine.

Answers: 1. T :: 2. T :: 3. T :: 4. F :: 5. F :: 6. T :: 7. F :: 8. T

How did you fare? Think you can handle some more?

4 Comments »

1. From Jenny
   13 04, 2008 @ 12:30 pm

   Only 4 right. Now, I really need to learn more.

2. From heidi
   14 04, 2008 @ 10:18 am

   ever so interesting…hmmmmm.

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3. From M.Kate
   14 04, 2008 @ 5:15 pm

   hi clara…interesting facts, sadly i did poorly so time to brush up on general knowledge, interesting though esp on no. 6

4. From Tracy
   15 04, 2008 @ 6:41 am

   I didn’t know about that last one…blue urine! Very interesting post, Clara! Happy week ((HUGS))

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