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CSF GlucoseAka: Cerebrospinal Fluid Glucose, Hypoglycorrhachia

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  1. See Also
    1. Cerebrospinal Fluid
    2. Lumbar Puncture
  2. Increased CSF Glucose
    1. Reflects serum hyperglycemia
    2. CSF glucose lags Serum Glucose by 2 to 4 hours
    3. CSF glucose is two thirds of Serum Glucose
    4. CSF glucose does not usually rise above 300 mg/dl
  3. Decreased CSF Glucose (Hypoglycorrhachia)
    1. Hypoglycemia
    2. Granulomatous process
      1. Bacterial Tuberculosis
      2. Sarcoidosis
    3. Chemical Meningitis
    4. Bacterial Meningitis (protein normal in 50% of cases)
    5. Fungal Meningitis
    6. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
    7. Neoplasm
    8. Certain CNS viral infections
      1. Herpes Simplex Virus
      2. Mumps
      3. Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
  4. 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. Seehusen (2003) Am Fam Physician 68:1103

CSF: glucose level - finding (C0428550)

ConceptsLaboratory or Test Result (T034)
EnglishCSF glucose, Glucose - CSF
Parent ConceptsGlucose level - finding (C0428548)
SourcesMTH, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


hypoglycorrhachia (C0598121)

ConceptsLaboratory or Test Result (T034)
Englishhypoglycorrhachia
SourcesCSP
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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