OET Listening 🎧 Part C Episode 002 | Diagnosis procedure of Arthrocentesis | Nurses and Doctors

Question 37 to 42

You hear the guidelines given by the physician to the nurse about the diagnosis procedure of Arthrocentesis. You have 90 seconds to read question 37 to 42 

37. Which one of the following is the destructive enzyme to the joint?

A. Synovial fluid

B. Red blood cells

C. White blood cells

38. Presence of crystals may be indicated if the sample is;

A. Moderately viscous

B. Cloudy

C. Less viscous

39. Increased level of protein in the sample indicates;

A. Gout

B. Bacterial infection

C. Inflammation

40. An eosinophil count above 2% may indicate;

A. Mycobacterial infection

B. Lyme disease

C. Bacterial infection

41. When gout crystals seen under a polarizing microscope are birefringent, then they display

A. Yellow needle-like crystals, parallel to east-west in relation to the polarizing axis

B. Red needle-like crystals when oriented with the north- south polarizing axis

C. Blue needle-like crystals, parallel to east-west in relation to the polarizing axis

42. Degenerative effusions are characterized if the appearance of synovial fluid is. 

A. Opaque

B. Hemorrhagic

C. Clear

Answer Key 

37. C

38. B

39. B

40. B

41. C

42. C

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