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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[CT Before Lumbar Puncture]] | *[[CT Before Lumbar Puncture]] | ||
*[[Lumbar Puncture]] | |||
*[[Meningitis]] | |||
==Source== | ==Source== | ||
Revisión del 07:12 3 mar 2014
Tests
Standard
- Tube 1: Gram Stain and culture
- Tube 2: Protein and glucose
- Tube 3: Cell count w diff
- Tube 4: Hold
Additional
- Cryptoccal ag
- India ink
- AFB PCR
- RPR, VRDL
- Fungal cx
- viral cx
- Herpes PCR
- LDH
- >40 suggests bacterial meningitis
- <40 suggests viral
Correction
- Protein
- For each 1000 RBC decrease protein value by 1mg/dl
- WBC
- Actual WBC = Counted WBC - (RBCcsf X (WBCblood/RBC blood)
See Also
Source
7/2/09 PANI