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Cerebrospinal Fluid Examination

Aka: Cerebrospinal Fluid Examination, CSF Exam, Cerebrospinal Fluid Abnormality
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  1. See Also
    1. Lumbar Puncture
    2. Nigrovic Clinical Decision Rule
  2. Findings: Normal
    1. CSF Color: Clear
    2. CSF Glucose
      1. Children and Adults: 50-80 mg/dl
      2. Normal newborn: >60% of simultaneous Serum Glucose
      3. Normal infant: >50% of simultaneous Serum Glucose
    3. CSF Protein
      1. Children and Adults: 20-45 mg/dl
      2. Normal term newborn: <70 mg/dl
      3. Normal term newborn: <40 mg/dl
    4. CSF Chloride 116-122
    5. CSF Opening Pressure 100-200
    6. CSF Leukocytes
      1. No Neutrophils and under 6 Lymphocytes
      2. Normal term newborn: <10 WBCs/ml (<10% Neutrophils)
  3. Findings: Bacterial Meningitis
    1. See Nigrovic Clinical Decision Rule
    2. CSF Color: Cloudy CSF
    3. CSF Glucose much less than 50
    4. CSF Protein much greater than 45
    5. CSF Leukocytes: Markedly increased Neutrophils
    6. CSF Opening Pressure: increased >200
  4. Findings: Viral Meningitis
    1. CSF Color: Clear to Cloudy Fluid
    2. CSF Glucose: Normal
    3. CSF Protein > 45
    4. CSF Leukocytes: Increased CSF Lymphocytes
    5. CSF Opening Pressure: Normal or increased
  5. Findings: Fungal Meningitis
    1. CSF Color: Clear to Cloudy Fluid
    2. CSF Glucose < 50
    3. CSF Protein > 45
    4. CSF Leukocytes: Monocytes increased
    5. CSF Opening Pressure: Increased
  6. Findings: TuberculosisMeningitis
    1. CSF Color: Cloudy Fluid
    2. CSF Glucose < 50
    3. CSF Protein > 45
    4. CSF Leukocytes
      1. Early: Neutrophils increased
      2. Later: Lymphocytes increased
  7. Findings: Intracranial Hemorrhage
    1. CSF Color: Bloody CSF with xanthochromia
    2. CSF Glucose: Normal or decreased
    3. CSF Protein: >45
    4. CSF Red Blood Cells: Increased
    5. CSF Opening Pressure: Increased >200
  8. Findings: Neoplasm
    1. CSF Color: Clear or xanthochromic
    2. CSF Glucose: Normal or decreased
    3. CSF Protein: Normal or increased
    4. CSF Leukocytes: Normal or increased Lymphocytes
    5. CSF Opening Pressure: Increased >200
  9. Findings: Neuro-Syphilis
    1. CSF Color: Clear to cloudy fluid
    2. CSF Glucose: Normal
    3. CSF Protein: >45
    4. CSF Leukocytes: Monocytes increased
    5. CSF Opening Pressure: Normal or increased
  10. Findings: Guillain-Barre
    1. CSF Color: Clear to cloudy fluid
    2. CSF Glucose: Normal
    3. CSF Protein much greater than 45
    4. CSF Leukocytes: Lymphocytes normal or increased
    5. CSF Opening Pressure: Normal
  11. References
    1. Kooiker in Roberts (1998) Procedures in ER, p. 1067-75
    2. Ravel (1995) Lab Medicine, Mosby, p. 294-9
    3. Tunkel in Mandell (2000) Infectious Disease, p. 974-8
    4. Griffith (1994) Neurol Clin 12:541-64
    5. Seehusen (2003) Am Fam Physician 68:1103-8

Cerebrospinal fluid abnormality (C0151583)

Concepts Finding (T033)
ICD9 792.0
ICD10 R83, R83.9
SnomedCT 207335007, 158579002
English CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ABNORMAL, Nonspecific abnormal findings in cerebrospinal fluid, CSF ABNORMAL, Abnormal findings in cerebrospinal fluid, unspecified abnormal finding, Cerebrospinal fluid abnorm., Cerebrospinal fluid abnormality, [D]Cerebrospinal fluid abnormality (context-dependent category), [D]Cerebrospinal fluid abnorm., [D]Cerebrospinal fluid abnormality, SPINAL FLUID ABNORM, Spinal fluid abnorm, [D]Cerebrospinal fluid abnormality (situation), Cerebrospinal fluid abnormal, CSF abnormal, CSF abnormal NOS, CSF abnormality NOS, Abn fnd-cerebrospinal fl, Abnormal findings in cerebrospinal fluid, abnormalities csf, cerebrospinal fluid abnormality, abnormal csf, cerebrospinal; abnormal fluid, cerebrospinal; fluid abnormal, fluid; abnormal, cerebrospinal, abnormal; fluid, cerebrospinal, abnormality; fluid, cerebrospinal, Cerebrospinal fluid abnormal NOS, Cerebrospinal fluid abnormality NOS
Dutch CSV abnormaal, niet-specifieke abnormale bevindingen in cerebrospinaal vocht, CSV abnormaliteit NAO, cerebrospinaal vocht abnormaal, cerebrospinaal vocht abnormaal NAO, ruggenmerg vocht abnormaal, abnormaal; vloeistof, cerebrospinaal, afwijking; vloeistof, cerebrospinaal, cerebrospinaal; afwijking vloeistof, cerebrospinaal; vloeistof afwijkend, vloeistof; afwijkend, cerebrospinaal, Afwijkende bevindingen in cerebrospinale vloeistof; Niet gespecificeerde afwijkende bevinding, Afwijkende bevindingen in cerebrospinale vloeistof
French LCR anormal SAI, Résultats anormaux non spécifiques de l'examen du liquide céphalo-rachidien, Anomalie du LCR SAI, Liquide céphalo-rachidien anormal, LCR anormal, Liquide rachidien anormal, ANOMALIE DU LCR
German Liquoranomalie NNB, unspezifische anomale Befunde im Liquor, Liquor anomal, Liquor anomal NNB, Abnorme Liquorbefunde: Nicht naeher bezeichneter abnormer Befund, Abnorme Liquorbefunde, LIQUOR PATHOLOGISCH VERAENDERT
Italian Liquido cerebrospinale anormale non specificato, Liquido cerebrospinale anormale, Alterazione del liquido cerebrospinale NAS, Reperti anormali non specifici nel liquido cerebrospinale, Liquido spinale anormale
Portuguese LCR anormal, LCR anormal NE, Anomalia do LSR NE, Líquido cefalorraquidiano anormal, Dados anormais inespecíficos do LCR, ALTERACOES DO LIQUOR
Spanish Líquido cefalorraquídeo anormal, LCR anormal, LCR anormal NEOM, Anormalidad del LCR NEOM, Hallazgos anormales no específicos en el líquido cefalorraquídeo, [D]anomalía del líquido cefalorraquídeo (categoría dependiente del contexto), Líquido raquídeo anormal, [D]Cerebrospinal fluid abnormality, LCR ALTERADO, [D]anomalía del líquido cefalorraquídeo (situación), [D]anomalía del líquido cefalorraquídeo
Japanese 髄液異常, 髄液の非特異的異常所見, ＣＳＦ異常ＮＯＳ, ＣＳＦ異常, ｽﾞｲｴｷﾉﾋﾄｸｲﾃｷｲｼﾞｮｳｼｮｹﾝ, 脊髄液異常, CSFｲｼﾞｮｳNOS, CSFｲｼﾞｮｳ, ｽﾞｲｴｷｲｼﾞｮｳ, ｾｷｽﾞｲｴｷｲｼﾞｮｳ
Czech Nespecifické abnormální nálezy v mozkomíšním moku, Mozkomíšní mok abnormální, Abnormalita CSF NOS, Abnormální míšní mok, CSF abnormální, CSF abnormální NOS
Korean 뇌척수액의 이상 소견
Hungarian Liquor kóros, Liquor kóros k.m.n., Gerincfolyadék kóros, Liquor-rendellenesség k.m.n., Nem specifikus kóros liquor leletek
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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