Autres liquide biologique Flashcards

1
Q

What do we call if the CFS is pink, yellow or orange?

A

xanthochromia

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2
Q

What is the normal color of CFS?

A

colorless

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3
Q

How do we know when the blood from a CFS is from the traumatic tap?

A

when the level of blood from the 3 tubes decreases

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4
Q

If the blood from the CFS is not from a traumatic tap it is from what?

A

subarachnoid hemorrhage

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5
Q

Why do we need to examine CFS in under a hour?

A

to avoid lyses of WBC

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6
Q

How do you read CFS?

A

cytocentrifuge and read on manuel stained slide

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7
Q

Why can a CFS be cloudy?

A

presence of bacteria or blood

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8
Q

What can cause presence of WBC in CFS?

A

meningitis

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9
Q

What % is the CFS glucose level compared to the blood

A

60%-70%

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10
Q

What happens to the glucose level in the CFS in a bacterial meningitis?

A

it lowers

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11
Q

Which fungus can cause meningitis?

A

cryptococcus neoformans

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12
Q

Which kind of WBC you find in bacterial meningitis?

A

neutrophile

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13
Q

Which kind of WBC you find in viral meningitis?

A

lymphs

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14
Q

Which kind of WBC you find in fungal meningitis?

A

lymphs and mono

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15
Q

What is a synovial fluid?

A

fluid in joints

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16
Q

what is a pleural fluid?

A

fluid surrounding lungs

17
Q

what is a peritoneal fluid?

A

fluid in abdominal cavity

18
Q

what is a pericardial fluid?

A

fluid surrounding the heart

19
Q

what is a effusion?

A

abnormal accumulation of fluid in the body cavity (between transudate or exudate)

20
Q

Transudate vs Exudate

  • type of process
  • color
  • clarity
  • SP
  • protein
  • glucose
  • clot
  • WBC
A

Transudate vs Exudate

  • type of process: noninflamm inflammatory
  • color: colorless yellow/brown/red/green
  • clarity: clear cloudy
  • SP: low high
  • protein: low high
  • glucose: low high
  • clot: No Yes
  • WBC: low high
21
Q

Normal color to synovial fluid

A

pale yellow to colorless

22
Q

What can cause present of crystals in synovial fluid?

A

gout or pseudogout

23
Q

What can cause the yellow-green color in synovial fluid?

A

bacteria infection (most common S. aureus and N. gonorrhoeae)

24
Q

What can cause a milky synovial fluid?

A

present of crystals

25
Q

What inflammatory disorder can cause abnormal synovial fluid?

A

rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus, gout and pseudogout

26
Q

Which crystal would you find in a synovial fluid cause by rheumatoid arthritis?

A

cholesterol

27
Q

Which crystal would you find in a synovial fluid cause by goutte?

A

monosodium urate

28
Q

Which crystal would you find in a synovial fluid cause by pseudogoutte?

A

calcium pryphosphate

29
Q

Bilirubine in amniotic fluid means?

A

Hemolytic disease of the fetus/newborn

30
Q

which test is to detect neural tube defects in the amniotic fluid?

A

alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)