AUBF-Lec-CSF Flashcards
3RD major body fluid
CSF
CSF is the 3RD major body fluid
Discovered by?
Cotugno
Functions of CSF (3)
- Supply nutrients to the nervous system
- Remove metabolic waste
- Produce mechanical barrier to cushion the brain and spinal cord against trauma
Layers of our Head (4)
Skin
Skull
Meninges
Brain
3 Layers of Meninges +1
DURA MATER
ARACHNOID MATER
*SUBARACHNOID SPACE
PIA MATER
What layer of Meninges?
OUTER LAYER
LINES THE SKULL AND VETEBRAL CANAL
DURA MATER
What layer of Meninges?
SPIDERWEB-LIKE
FILAMENTOUS INNER MEMBRANE
ARACHNOID MATER
What layer of Meninges?
BELOW ARACHNOID
WHERE CSF FLOWS
*SUBARACHNOID SPACE
What layer of Meninges?
INNERMOST LAYER
LINES THE SURFACE OF THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
PIA MATER
DURA MATER (Latin:_____)
Hard Mother
PIA MATER (Latin:_______)
Gentle Mother
Specific part of the brain that produces CSF through selective filtration
Choroid Plexus
Choroid Plexus
Specific part of the brain that produces CSF through selective filtration
At a rate of?
20 mL/hour
-reabsorbs CSF back into the blood (if not=HYDROCEPHALUS)
-act as a one-way valves to prevent reflux
ARACHNOID VILLI/GRANULATIONS
ARACHNOID VILLI/GRANULATIONS
-reabsorbs CSF back into the blood (if not=__________)
-act as a one-way valves to prevent reflux
HYDROCEPHALUS
Protects the brain from chemicals and other substances circulating in the blood that can harm the brain tissues
Blood Brain Barrier (BBB)
Blood Brain Barrier (BBB)
If damage, other chemicals, WBCs and proteins will enter the CSF that will lead to? (2)
Meningitis and Multiple Sclerosis
Up to ______ of CSF can be collected
20 mL
CSF Method of Collection: ______ Puncture (between 3rd, 4th, or 5th lumbar vertebrae)
Lumbar
Method of Collection: Lumbar Puncture (between _______ lumbar vertebrae)
3rd, 4th, or 5th
Normal Value of CSF in Adults:
90-150 mL
140-170 mL
Normal Value of CSF in Neonates:
10-60 mL
______CSF tubes are collected (sometimes 4)
3
3 CSF tubes are collected (sometimes ____)
4
CSF tube 1 test
For Chemistry & Serology
CSF tube 2 test
For Microbiology
CSF tube 3 test
For Hematology and Cell count
CSF tube 4 test
Additional testing for Microbiology and Serology
CSF tube 1 storage
Frozen
CSF tube 2 storage
Room Temperature
CSF tube 3 storage
Refrigerator
What tube number in CSF? least affected by blood or bacteria introduced as a result of the tap procedure.
Tube 1
What tube number in CSF? Least likely to contain cells introduced by the spinal tap
Tube 3
What tube number in CSF? Better exclusion of skin contamination
Tube 4
Left-over_______ may also be used for additional chemical or serologic tests
supernatant fluid
Excess fluid should _____ and should be frozen until there is no further use of it.
not be discarded
Order of testing of CSF if only 1 tube of sample is available?
Micro—> Hema—> Chem/Sero
inflammation in the membrane of the brain and spinal cord
meningitis
yellow color & coagulate rapidly & with high protein, blockage in spinal circulation due to tumor
Froin syndrome
What is the appearance of CSF if the following is observed:
Increased WBCs (>200/uL)
RBCs (>400/uL)
Lipids, Proteins
Microorganisms
Hazy, turbid, milky, cloudy
What is the appearance of CSF if the following is observed:
Increased RBCs (>6000/uL)
Bloody
What is the appearance of CSF if the following is observed:
Meningitis: inflammation in the membrane of the brain and spinal cord
clotted
What is the appearance of CSF if the following is observed:
Froin syndrome: yellow color & coagulate rapidly & with high protein, blockage in spinal circulation due to tumor
Pellicle
What is the appearance of CSF if the following is observed:
Due to hemoglobin degradation product
PINK: slight amount of oxyhemoglobin
YELLOW: Oxyhemoglobin-🡪unconjugated bilirubin
ORANGE: Heavy hemolysis
Other causes of xanthochromia include elevated serum bilirubin, presence of the pigment carotene, markedly increased protein concentrations, and melanoma pigment, Rifampin
xanthochromic
Due to hemoglobin degradation product
PINK is caused by?
slight amount of oxyhemoglobin
Due to hemoglobin degradation product
YELLOW is caused by?
Oxyhemoglobin-🡪unconjugated bilirubin
Due to hemoglobin degradation product
ORANGE is caused by?
Heavy hemolysis