Collection and Handling

Question 1

methods of csf collection

Answer 1

• CISTERNAL PUNCTURE
• LUMBAR PUNCTURE

Question 2

lumbar puncture is also known as

Answer 2

lumbar tap

Question 3

cisternal puncture is also called as

Answer 3

sub-occipital punture

Question 4

punctures directly below occipital bone (back of the skull)

Answer 4

cisternal/sub-occipital puncture

Question 5

needle is inserted between 3rd or 4th / 4th and 5th vertebra

Answer 5

lumbar puncture/spinal tap

Question 6

lumbar puncture needle is inserted at

Answer 6

between 3rd and 4th vertebrae
or
between 4th or 5th vertebrae

Question 7

what method collection is more dangerous

Answer 7

cisternal

Question 8

volume collected

Answer 8

20mL

Question 9

how many tubes is collected

Answer 9

3 — (4 if possible)

Question 10

sections of 4 tubes

Answer 10

1 - chem/sero
2 - microbio
3 - hema
4 - microbio or chem/sero

Question 11

storage of the 2nd tube

Answer 11

RT

Question 12

storage of 3rd tube

Answer 12

refrigerated

Question 13

storage of 1st tube

Answer 13

frozen

Question 14

chem/sero is the first tube because the tests are least affected by?

Answer 14

BLOOD and bacteria

Question 15

microbio is the second tube because it is no longer at risk of ?

Answer 15

bacterial contam

Question 16

hema is the third tube because it is least likely to contain _

Answer 16

skin cells

Question 17

in fourth tube, further exclusion of _ and _ is aimed

Answer 17

bacterial contam. & skin contam.

Question 18

if 1 tube only, what is the succession of sections?

Answer 18

microbio -> hema -> chem/sero