CSF Flashcards
a major fluid of the body associated to CNS
Cerebrospinal fluid
Csf is produced in the ________ of the two lumbar ventricles and the______ and ____ ventricles
Choroid plexus
3rd and 4th
Approx ________ is produced every hour in adults
20mL
Maintain the volume of ______ to _______ ml in adults
90-150 ml
Volume of csf in neonates
10-60 ml
The circulating fluid is reabsorbed back into the blood capillaries in ____________/ at rate to equal to its production
Arachnoid granulations
Are capillary networks that form the csf from plasma mechanisms of selective filtration under __________ and _________
hydrostatic pressure and active trans port secretion
Are capillary networks that form the csf from plasma mechanisms of selective filtration under hydrostatic pressure and active transport secretion
Choroid plexus
Csf specimen is collected by the ___________ between third,fourth or fifth lumbar vetebrate
lumbar puncture/ tap
The opening pressure of the CSF taken when the needle first enters the?
Subarachnoid space
More preferred site of collection
More Relax
Lying position
Less fluid is collected in this position
Higher opening pressure
Sitting position
method of puncturing the sub occipital area
Cysternal Technique
performed among neonates, FONTANEL is the site of collection
Ventricular technique
Tube 1 is for?
Chemistry and serology test
Freezing temp
- these tests are least affected by blood or bacteria introduced as a result of the tap procedure
Tube 1
possible contaminants are flushed already in Tube 1
Tube 2
Tube 2 is for
Microbiology
Room temp
it is least likely to contain cells introduced by the spinal tap procedure
Tube 3
Tube 3 is for?
Hematology
Refrigrated
A fourth tube may be drawn for the___________ laboratory to provide better exclusion of skin contamination or for additional serologic tests
Microbiology lab
Excess fluid should not be discarded and should be _______ until there is no further use for it
Frozen
Supernatant fluid that is left over after each section has performed its tests may also be used for additional
Chemical or serologic tests
Lateral position in adult
90-180 mmHg
Opening pressure space to infants and children
10-100 mmHg
“If the opening pressure is greater than________ for a relaxed patient, NO more than should be collected
200 mmHg
No more than 2 mL
Avoid_________ because cell adhesion to the glass affects cell count and differentiation
Glasstubes
Processing time should be cellular degradation begins _______ after collection
quick/ 1hour
Refrigeration is contraindicated for culture specimens (Tube # 2) because fastidious organisms such as ?what organism cannot survived
Hemophilus influenza and Neisseria meningitides will not survive
Normally crystal clear. Standard is
h20 or distilled water
Cloudy or Turbid CSF
a. Presence of microorganisms
b. Increased protein
c. Increased WBC, RBC
a. Increased carotene
b. Intake of rifampin -ANTU-TB DRUG
c. Increased protein (>150mg/dL)
Xanthochromic CSF
a. Presence of microorganisms
b. Increased protein
c. Increased WBC, RBC
Cloudy or Turbid CSF
non-pathologic
Traumatic tap
Internal bleeding, pathologic
Intracranial hemorrhage
a. 6,000 RBC/uL
b. Traumatic tap – non-pathologic
c. Intracranial hemorrhage – Internal bleeding, pathologic
Grossly Bloody CSF
term used to describe CSF supernatant that is pink, orange, or yellow. Brought about by hemolysis
XANTHOCHROMIA
Very slight amount of oxyhemoglobin
Color?
Pink
Heavy hemolysis
Orange
conversion of oxyhemoglobin to unconjugated bilirubin
Yellow
*RBC à Lyse à releasing Hgb causing?
xanthochromic hemolysis