1. Cerebrospinal fluid data
- Author
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Patrick C. J. Ward
- Subjects
Adult ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Erythrocytes ,Hemoglobin breakdown ,Meningitis, Meningococcal ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,law.invention ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,Immunologic Technique ,Cerebrospinal fluid ,law ,Leukocytes ,Humans ,Medicine ,Meningitis ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Meningitis, Haemophilus ,Cerebral Hemorrhage ,Cerebrospinal Fluid ,Meningitis, Pneumococcal ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Meningitis, Viral ,Lactic acid ,Glucose ,Gram staining ,chemistry ,Lactates ,Free hemoglobin ,business - Abstract
In substantiating a diagnosis of intracranial hemorrhage, the most important laboratory findings are RBCs, free hemoglobin, or hemoglobin breakdown products in the CSF. When the Gram stain is negative and results of bacterial, viral, and fungal cultures are pending. CSF WBC and differential counts and glucose and lactic acid levels may provide clues to the cause of meningitis. In addition, counterimmuno-electrophoresis and other immunologic techniques that facilitate the diagnosis of meningitis are now becoming more widely available.
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- 1980