BODY FLUIDS Flashcards

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AMNIOTIC FLUID

  • Produced by the syncytiotrophoblast cells of the placenta
  • Peaks during 1st trimester of pregnancy (↑ blood, urine, amniotic fluid)
  • Composed of 2 subunits:
    o Alpha = hCG, LH, FSH, TSH (identical subunits)
    o Beta = Confers specificity for hCG
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HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN (hCG)

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AMNIOTIC FLUID

what subunit of hCG ang gina gamit to test sa lab?

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o Beta = Confers specificity for hCG

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AMNIOTIC FLUID - hCG

  • Principle:
  • Specimen:
  • Cut-off point:
  • Anti-hCG source:

NOTE:
-ELISA tests are very sensitive, giving positive reactions as early as ____ after conception
- Urine specimen for pregnancy testing should have a specific gravity of at least___?

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  • Principle: Enzyme-immunoassay
  • Specimen: 1st morning urine
  • Cut-off point: 25 mIU/mL
  • Anti-hCG source: Rabbit
  • 10 days
  • 1.015 SG
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AF - PREGNANCY TESTS

CAUSE OF FALSE-POSITIVE?

CAUSE OF FALSE-NEGATIVE?

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PREGNANCY TESTS

CAUSE OF FALSE-POSITIVE = Hematuria or proteinuria

CAUSE OF FALSE-NEGATIVE = Dilute urine (low S.G) – dapat first morning urine; increased SG

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  • Present in the amnion – a membranous sac that surrounds the fetus
  • source of this is the placenta
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AMNIOTIC FLUID

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PRIMARY FUNCTIONS OF AMNIOTIC FLUID

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  1. Cushion for the fetus
  2. Stabilizes temperature
  3. Allows fetal movement
  4. Proper lung development
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NV of AF?

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Normal = 800-1,200 mL (3rd trimester)

—During 1st trimester, 35 mL of amniotic fluid is derived primarily from the maternal
circulation

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major contributor to the AF volume after the 1st trimester of pregnancy?

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Fetal urine

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AMNIOTIC FLUID

CAUSES OF POLYHYDRAMNIOS = INCREASED amniotic fluid volume (>1200 mL) ?

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  • Decreased fetal swallowing of urine
  • Neural tube defects (ex. Spina
    bifida)
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AMNIOTIC FLUID

CAUSES OF OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS = DECREASED amniotic fluid volume (<800 mL)?

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  • Increased fetal swallowing of urine
  • Membrane leakage
  • Urinary tract deformities
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AMNIOTIC FLUID

Method of collection of AF?

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Amniocentesis — 2-3mL

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AF - SPECIMEN COLLECTION

  • 15-18 weeks OR 2nd trimester amniocentesis is for?
    -20-42 weeks OR 3rd trimester amniocentesis is for?
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  • Assess genetic defects (Ex: Trisomy 21/Down
    syndrome)
  • Fetal lung maturity (FLM), Fetal hemolytic
    disease (HDN)
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AMNIOTIC FLUID

Quadruple screening tests prior to performing amniocentesis:

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“AHUI”

o Alpha-fetoprotein
o Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
o Unconjugated estriol (UE3)
o Inhibin A

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AF - SPECIMEN HANDLING

-Test for Fetal Lung Maturity, temp?
-Test for Cytogenetic Studies, temp?
-Test for HDN ?

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  • Test for Fetal Lung Maturity = Placed on ice on delivery, kept refrigerated or frozen, –Filtration prevents loss of phospholipids – “Freeze LaMig”
  • Test for Cytogenetic Studies = Kept at room temperature or at 37oC
  • Test for HDN = Protected from light
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AF

  • Detects ruptured amniotic membranes
  • Also used to diagnose early pregnancy (↑ estrogen)
  • Procedure: Specimen (Vaginal Fluid) → Slide (Air Dry) → (+) Fern-like crystals = AMNIOTIC FLUID (Due to presence of sodium chloride and
    proteins)
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FERN TEST

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AMNIOTIC FLUID COLOR

-Colorless/ pale yellow

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-NORMAL

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AMNIOTIC FLUID COLOR

-yellow

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HDN (Bilirubin), fetal distress

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AMNIOTIC FLUID COLOR

Dark-green

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Meconium = 1st fetal bowel movement (sign of distress)

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AMNIOTIC FLUID COLOR

Dark red-brown

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Fetal death

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AMNIOTIC FLUID

if ↑ UREA and ↑ CREA?

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Maternal urine

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AMNIOTIC FLUID

if ↑ PROTEIN and ↑ GLUCOSE?

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Amniotic fluid

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AF
o Most frequent complication of early delivery
o 7th most common cause of morbidity and mortality in the premature infant
o Caused by insufficiency of lung surfactant (phospholipids) production & fetal
lung immaturity

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Respiratory distress syndrome

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TEST FOR FETAL LUNG MATURITY

-reference method?
-Ratio of ____ = mature fetal lungs

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-Lecithin/ Sphingomyelin ratio

->2.0

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TEST FOR FETAL LUNG MATURITY

= for alveolar stability?

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Lecithin

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TEST FOR FETAL LUNG MATURITY = serves as a control (due to constant production)
Sphingomyelin
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TEST FOR FETAL LUNG MATURITY - Immunologic test for phosphatidylglycerol (PG) o Not affected by blood or meconium o Production of PG is delayed among diabetic mothers
AmniostatFLM
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TEST FOR FETAL LUNG MATURITY that uses: - Amniotic fluid + 95% Ethanol → Shake for 15 secs →Stand for 15 mins
Foam stability (Foam/Shake test) ---- (+) Foam/Bubbles = MATURE FETAL LUNGS (Presence of phospholipids)
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TEST FOR FETAL LUNG MATURITY - obsolete - Measured by fluorescence polarization, also test for FLM
Microviscosity
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TEST FOR FETAL LUNG MATURITY -- a method that can be done using impedance and/or optical scatter methods since same size man gud sa PLT
Lamellar body count (LBC) ---Type ll pneumocytes produce alveolar surfactants stored in the form of lamellar bodies
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TEST FOR FETAL LUNG MATURITY how many LBC indicates adequate FLM?
>32,000/uL lamellar body count = ADEQUATE FLM
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TEST FOR FETAL LUNG MATURITY - ↑ Lamellar bodies = ↑ O.D. (Absorbance) - O.D. of >0.150 is equivalent to: L/S ratio of > 2.0 and the presence of PG- phosphatidyl glycerol
OD 650 nm
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TEST FOR FETAL AGE amniotic fluid CREATININE if prior to 36 weeks' gestation?
1.5 to 2.0 mg/dL
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TEST FOR FETAL AGE amniotic fluid CREATININE if 36 weeks (9 months?
>2.0 mg/dL
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TEST FOR HDN The oldest routinely performed lab test on AF evaluates the severity of fetal anemia due to HDN
Optical Density (Absorbance) 450 -- Absorbance of amniotic fluid: o Normal = ↑ at 365nm, ↓ at 550nm o HDN = ↑ at 450 nm (bilirubin)
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TEST FOR HDN - Optical Density (Absorbance) 450 Results are plotted on a Liley graph: WHAT ZONE? o Severely affected fetus (requires intervention)? o Non-affected or mildly affected fetus? o Moderately affected fetus (requires close monitoring)?
o Zone III o Zone I o Zone II
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WHAT CONDITION? ("'split spine”) is a birth defect where there is incomplete closing of the backbone & membranes around the spinal cord.
Spina bifida
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WHAT CONDITION? the absence of a major portion of the brain, skull, and scalp that occurs during embryonic development
Anencephaly
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-Screening test for NTD? - if increased AFP? - if decreased AFP?
-Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) -Neural tube defects -Down syndrome
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Confirmatory test for Neural Tube Defect?
Confirmatory test = Acetylcholinesterase
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it is the major protein produced by the fetal liver during early gestation (prior to 18 weeks)
AFP
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-Not a sterile body fluid - Tracheobronchial secretions - 95% water and 5% solids other sterile BF?
-sputum - "SUB" SYNOVIAL URINE INSIDE BALDDER BLOODC
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most important single component of sputum viscosity
sialic acid
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Acceptable sputum specimen?
<10 S.E.C./LPF and >25 WBC/LPF alveolar macro/ dust cells
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SPECIMEN COLLECTION FOR SPUTUM -most preferred sample (most concentrated; routine)? - for volume measurement? -for pediatric patients - for non-cooperative patients? - for debilitated or unconscious patients? - Specimen preservation methods
-1st morning - 24-hour sputum - Throat swab - Sputum induction - Tracheal aspiration - Refrigeration or 10% formalin
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SPUTUM - MACROSCOPIC EXAMINATION Colorless or translucent?
Made up of mucus only
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SPUTUM - MACROSCOPIC EXAMINATION Anchovy sauce or rusty brown
Old blood, pneumonia, gangrene
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SPUTUM - MACROSCOPIC EXAMINATION Rusty (with pus)
Lobar pneumonia (S. pneumoniae)
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SPUTUM - MACROSCOPIC EXAMINATION Rusty (without pus)
Congestive heart failure
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SPUTUM - MACROSCOPIC EXAMINATION Currant, jelly-like
Klebsiella pneumoniae infection
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SPUTUM - MACROSCOPIC STRUCTURES -Yellow or gray material, size of a pinhead; Produces foul odor when crushed -CLIN SIG: Bronchitis, bronchiectasis, Bronchial asthma
Dittrich' s plugs
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SPUTUM - MACROSCOPIC STRUCTURES - Hard concretions in a bronchus (lung stones) - CLIN SIG: Histoplasmosis (most common) ; Chronic tuberculosis
Pneumoliths or Broncholiths
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SPUTUM - MACRO and MICRO STRUCTURES seen in BRONCHIAL ASTHMA?
"3C-D" -charcot leyden -curshmann's spiral -creola bodies - dittrich's plugs
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SPUTUM - MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURES Colorless, hexagonal, double pyramid, often needle-like; arise from disintegration of eosinophils Bronchial asthma (3 C’s), AMOEBIASIS
CharcotLeyden crystals
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SPUTUM - MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURES Heart failure cells: hemosiderin-laden macrophage ; Carbon-laden cells: angular black granules Congestive heart failure ; Heavy smokers
Pigmented cells
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SPUTUM - MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURES Coiled mucus strands; Can also be observed macroscopically Bronchial asthma (3 C’s)
Curschmann’s spirals
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SPUTUM - MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURES Colorless globules occurring in a variety of sizes and bizarre forms No significance; Mistaken as Blastomyces
Myelin globules
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SPUTUM - MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURES Clusters of columnar epithelial cells/ KUMPOL KUMPOL Bronchial asthma (3 C’s)
Creola bodies
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- A procedure for collecting the cellular milieu of the alveoli by use of a bronchoscope through which saline is instilled into distal bronchi and then withdrawn - Important diagnostic test for Pneumocystis carinii (P. jirovecii) in immunocompromised patients
BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE (BAL)
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best STAIN delineates the cysts of Pneumocystis jirovecii
Grocott's methenamine silver stain
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CELLS SEEN IN BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE Interstitial disease, pulmonary lymphoma, nonbacterial infections
1-15% Lymphocytes
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CELLS SEEN IN BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE Cigarette Smokers, bronchopneumonia, toxin exposure
<3% Neutrophils PRIMARY GRANULOCYTES
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- Used to diagnose Cystic fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) o Autosomal recessive metabolic disorder affecting the mucous secreting glands of the body o Associated with pancreatic insufficiency, respiratory distress & intestinal obstruction o ↑ Na+ & Cl- due to inability of the sweat glands to reabsorb them before the sweat is secreted
SWEAT TEST
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- Pilocarpine + mild current = induce sweat production - Application of 0.16 mA current for 5 minutes
GIBSON AND COOKE PILOCARPINE IONTOPHORESIS
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Sweat Na+ and Cl- values: - _______= Diagnostic for CF - ______ = Borderline for CF (Repeat testing)
- >70 mEq/L= Diagnostic for CF - 40 mEq/L= Borderline for CF (Repeat testing)
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CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FUNCTIONS?
- 3rd major body fluid - Functions: "NMB" o Supply nutrients to the nervous system o Remove metabolic waste o Produce a mechanical barrier to cushion the brain & Spinal cord against trauma
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CSF Layer of meninges that Lines the skull & vertebral canal
Dura mater (Outer layer)
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CSF Layer of meninges; Portion where CSF flows
Subarachnoid space (Below arachnoid)
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CSF Layer of meninges ; Filamentous inner membrane
Arachnoid mater (Spiderweb-like)
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CSF Layer of meninges ;Lines the surface of brain & spinal cord
Pia mater (Innermost layer)
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CSF produces CSF by selective filtration (at a rate of 20 mL/hour) --- USING MANOMETER
CHOROID PLEXUS
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CSF Reabsorbs CSF
ARACHNOID VILLI/GRANULATIONS
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CSF o Protects brain from chemicals & other substances circulating in the blood that can harm the brain tissue o Disruption of BBB allows WBCs, proteins & other chemicals to enter the CSF (Ex: Meningitis, Multiple sclerosis)
BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER (BBB)
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CSF - Up to ___mL CSF can be collected using a manometer attached to a spinal needle - Method of collection = ________ (between L3-L4 [adults] or L4-L5 [infants])
-20mL - LUMBAR PUNCTURE
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CSF Tube 1? Tube 2? Tube 3? (Tube 4)?
Tube 1 = Chemistry/Serology Freezing temperature -- > -20C Tube 2 = Microbiology Room temperature - 25-27C for 30 mins (CM books); 35-37C (Microbiology books) Tube 3 = Hematology Refrigeration temperature/2-6C for 4 hrs (Tube 4) Microbiology or Serology
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CSF TOTAL VOLUME - Adults = - Neonates =
- Adults = 90-150mL - Neonates = 10-60 mL
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CSF If 1 CSF tube only? what is the order of sections?
"MHC" Microbiology--- Hema -- Chem/Serology
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CSF - Crystal clear - Xanthochromic (Pink/Yellow/Orange)
-Normal - Pink = Slight amount of oxyhemoglobin Yellow = Oxyhemoglobin → Bilirubin Orange = Heavy hemolysis -- Other causes: ↑ Carotene, ↑ Melanin, ↑ Protein (> 150 mg/dL), Rifampin
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CSF Traumatic Tap Distribution of blood on 3 tubes: Clot formation: Supernatant: Erythrophages (Macrophages w/ ingested RBCs): D-dimer:
Uneven (1>2>3) (+) Due to plasma fibrinogen CLR ABSENT NEG
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CSF Intracranial Hemorrhage Distribution of blood on 3 tubes: Clot formation: Supernatant: Erythrophages (Macrophages w/ ingested RBCs): D-dimer:
-Even (1=2=3) -(-) CSF has no fibrinogen -Xanthochromic (RBCs in CSF lyse after 2 hours) -Present (+) Hematoidin & Hemosiderin -Positive
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CSF Formation of Pellicle
Tubercular meningitis
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CSF Normal values: WBC o Adults = o Neonates =
o Adults = 0-5 WBCs/uL o Neonates = 0-30 WBCs/uL
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CSF Clear Slightly Hazy Hazy Slightly Cloudy Cloudy/Slightly Bloody Bloody/Turbid
Undiluted 1:10 1:20 1:100 1:200 1:10,000
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CSF RBC Count - Done only in cases of traumatic tap - To correct for WBC count & total protein concentration o -1 WBC for every _____ rbc? o -8 mg/dL total protein concentration for every __ ? o -1 mg/dL total protein concentration for every __?
- 700 RBCS seen - 10,000 RBCs/uL -1,200 RBCs/uL
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CSF IN CYTOCENTRIFUGE, WHAT IS ADDED TO Increases cell yield or recovery, Decreases cellular distortion?
Addition of 30% albumin
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PREDOMINANT CELLS IN CSF - Adults? - Neonates?
PREDOMINANT CELLS IN CSF - Adults: (70:30 ratio) o 70% Lymphocytes o 30% Monocytes - Neonates (inversed ratio) O Up to 80% MONOCYTES (considered normal) O 20% Lymphocyte
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CSF TERM USED? o an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
PLEOCYTOSIS
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-CSF - PROTEIN IS INCREASED IN WHAT CONDITIONS? - Major CSF protein? 2nd Most Prevalent? Alpha-globulins? Beta-globulins? Gamma-globulins? NOT found in normal CSF?
-meningitis, - multiple sclerosis - hemorrhage -Albumin -Prealbumin -ceruloplasmin, haptoglobulin, a2 macroglobulin "CHA" -Beta2-transferrin (tau) o Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin o Found in CSF but not in serum -IgG and some lgA -IgM, Fibrinogen, Lipids
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CSF - PROTEIN Normal values - Adults = - Infants = - Immature =
- Adults = 15-45 mg/dL (<1% or 1/200 that of serum protein) - Infants = 150 mg/dL - Immature = 500 mg/dL
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CSF PROTEIN DETERMINATION - Precipitates albumin only - To precipitate globulins, add sodium sulfate (Na2SO4
3% Sulfosalicylic acid (SSA) - TURBIDIMETRIC
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CSF PROTEIN DETERMINATION - Preferred method - Precipitates BOTH albumin & globulins
3% Trichloroacetic acid (TCA) - TURBIDIMETRIC
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Oligoclonal Banding in CSF but NOT in SERUM
(Ms. Neng) - Multiple Sclerosis (persistent) - Neurosyphilis - Encephalitis - Neoplastic disorders - Guillain-Barré syndrome
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CSF PROTEIN DETERMINATION - Protein binds to dye → Dye turns from red to blue - ↑ Protein = ↑ Blue color
Coomassie Brilliant Blue
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CSF ELECTROPHORESIS -These bands indicate immunoglobulin production - Done in conjunction with serum electrophoresis to ensure that banding is due to neurologic inflammation
oligoclonal bands
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Oligoclonal Banding in SERUM but NOT in CSF
- Leukemia - Lymphoma - Viral infections -------Bands may also appear in CSF as a result of BBB leakage or traumatic tap
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- Protein component of the lipid-protein complex that insulate the nerve fibers - Presence of MBP in CSF indicates destruction of myelin sheath - Used to monitor the course of multiple sclerosis -MTD : IMMUNOASSAY
MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN (MBP
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- Demyelinating disorder - Findings: o (+) Anti-myelin sheath autoantibody o (+) Oligoclonal band in CSF but not in serum o (+) Myelin basic protein (MBP) o ↑ IgG index AND PARESTHESIA
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
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-Done in conjunction with blood glucose -Specimen for blood glucose should be drawn 2 hours prior to spinal tap (to allow time for equilibration between CSF and plasma glucose)
CSF GLUCOSE (GLU
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Oligoclonal Bandingin Serum AND CSF
- HIV
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CSF GLUCOSE (GLU NORMAL VALUE?
-- 60-70% of blood glucose (65% or 2/3) - (50-80 mg/dL)
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- Inversely proportional to glucose - NV : 10-22 mg/dL
CSF LACTATE (LAT)
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- Product of ammonia & alpha-ketoglutarate - Indirect test for the presence of excess ammonia in the CSF - INCREASED IN Reye's syndrome
CSF GLUTAMINE
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NV OF CSF GLUTAMINE?
Normal value - 8-18 mg/dL
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CSF ENZYMES - ↑ in stroke, MS, degenerative disorders, brain tumors, viral & bacterial meningitis, seizures -↑ in intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage, bacterial meningitis
- CK - AST
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CSF ENZYMES Serum LDH: -Normal Serum LDH? -Flipped pattern ? CSF LDH: o Normal pattern = o Neurological abnormalities = o Bacterial meningitis = CSF LDH ISOENZYMES LD 1 & 2: LD 2 & 3: LD 4 & 5:
Serum LDH: o Normal = 2>1>3> 4>5 o Flipped pattern (AMI) = 1>2 CSF LDH: o Normal pattern = 1>2>3>4>5 o Neurological abnormalities = 2>1 o Bacterial meningitis = 5>4>3>2>1 (↑Neutrophils) CSF LDH ISOENZYMES LD 1 & 2: Brain tissues LD 2 & 3: Lymphocytes LD 4 & 5: Neutrophils
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CSF - DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF MENINGITIS BACTERIAL MENINGITIS -↑ WBC Type: -PROTEIN: -LACTATE: -GLUCOSE: -AGENTS:
BACTERIAL MENINGITIS -↑ WBC Type: Neutro -PROTEIN: ↑↑ -LACTATE: ↑↑ -GLUCOSE: ↓↓ -AGENTS: "in Senior High, Not Super Landi" S. agalactiae --------- birth to 1m old H. influenzae --------- 1m old to 5 yrs old N. meningitidis ------ 5 yrs old to 29 yrs old Strep. pneumoniae-- >29 yrs old L. monocytogenes-- infants, elderly, immunocom ------ (+) Gram stain - (+) Culture - positive Limulus Lysate test
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SEROLOGIC and MOLECULAR TESTING = for detection of bacterial antigens? = recommended by CDC for the detection of Neurosyphilis? = amplification of regions of rRNA genes to detect differentiate agents of meningitis?
=Latex agglutination test and ELISA =VDRL = PCR
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CSF -Detects Gram-negative endotoxin in body fluids & surgical instrument Reagent: ?
LIMULUS AMOEBOCYTE LYSATE (LAL) TEST RGT: Blood of horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus); Hemocyanin = copper ---Principle o In the presence of endotoxin, the amoebocytes (WBCs) will release lysate (protein) o (+) Clumping or clot formation
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CSF - DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF MENINGITIS VIRAL MENINGITIS -↑ WBC Type: -PROTEIN: -LACTATE: -GLUCOSE: -AGENTS:
CSF - DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF MENINGITIS VIRAL MENINGITIS -↑ WBC Type: Lymphocytes -PROTEIN: ↑ -LACTATE: N -GLUCOSE: N -AGENTS: Enteroviruses Poliovirus Echovirus Coxsackievirus
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CSF - DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF MENINGITIS TB MENINGITIS -↑ WBC Type: -PROTEIN: -LACTATE: -GLUCOSE: -AGENTS:
CSF - DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF MENINGITIS TB MENINGITIS -↑ WBC Type: Lymphocytes , Monocytes -PROTEIN: ↑↑ -LACTATE: ↑↑ -GLUCOSE: ↓↓ -AGENTS: Mycobacterium tuberculosis ---- (+) AFB stain - (+) Pellicle or web-like clot formation after 12-24 hour refrigeration
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CSF - DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF MENINGITIS FUNGAL MENINGITIS -↑ WBC Type: -PROTEIN: -LACTATE: -GLUCOSE: -AGENTS:
CSF - DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF MENINGITIS FUNGAL MENINGITIS -↑ WBC Type: Lymphocytes , Monocytes -PROTEIN: ↑↑ -LACTATE: ↑↑ -GLUCOSE: ↓↓ -AGENTS: Cryptococcus neoformans --- (+) Gram stain = classic starburst pattern - (+) Latex agglutination test - (+) India ink stain = capsule (unstained); background (black) - Cryptococcal meningitis is now commonly encountered in the clinical laboratory