Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 52

A specimen delivered to the laboratory with a request for prostatic acid phosphatase and glycoprotein p30 was collected to determine:

A. Prostatic infection

B. Presence of antisperm antibodies

C. A possible rape

D. Successful vasectomy

Step 1 of 2

Prostatic acid phosphatase:

The high concentration of prostatic acid phosphatase is available in seminal fluid.

• The level of prostatic acid phosphatase has been determined by performing chemical test on semen.

• Determining this enzyme in specimen is a possibility of semen presence in specimen.

Glycoprotein p30:

The glycoprotein p30 is also named as prostate specific antigen or PSA, which is available in seminal plasma, urine of male, and blood.

• Its presence is more specific for detecting semen in a specimen.

Reason for collecting glycoprotein p30 and prostatic acid phosphatase:

The prostatic acid phosphatase and glycoprotein p30 is naturally found in male.

• If a specimen is delivered to laboratory to find the glycoprotein p30 level and prostatic acid phosphatase, then the test is carried out to verify a possible rape.

• Because, while raping the glycoprotein p30 and prostatic acid phosphatase moves from male body to female body.

Therefore, the specimen distributed to laboratory to determine “a possible rape”. Hence, the correct answer is option “”.