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-increased in conditions
--impaired blood supply or transport of oxygen to the CNS
--increased glycolysis
-viral meningitis normal values
-other meningitis cause increased value
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CSF has higher levels of _____ than
1 2 WBC greater than 200 cells/mL
plasma does
3 Lactate 4 What causes hydrocephalus?
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, CSF has higher levels of sodium, chloride, and magnesium
_____ than plasma does
CSF has lower levels of potassium, calcium, and protein
____ than plasma does
CSF forms, circulates, and blood
is reabsorbed into
How much CSF is 20 mL/hr
processed each hour?
What causes the reabsorption process is blocked and builds up
hydrocephalus? CSF
What is the normal adult 85-150mL
volume of CSF?
Normal recumbent 50-180 mm Hg
opening pressure is
Closing recumbent 10-30 mm Hg
pressure should be _____
less
If CSF pressure is less 1 to 2 mL should be removed
than or greater than
normal then only
-chemistry
3 sequentially labeled
-microbiology
tubes
-cell counts
Pleocytosis Increased number of cells in CSF
What can cause cloudy microorganisms or increased protein
CSF?
WBC greater than 200 cloudy CSF
cells/mL
RBC greater than 400 cloudy CSF
cells/mL
abnormal color of CSF, usually yellow, orange, or
Xanthochromia
pink due to various conditions