2251 - CSF Review

Observe these 2 tubes of spinal fluid taken from the same patient at the same time and choose the correct answer:

this patient has been hemorrhaging

this patient has had a traumatic spinal tap

this patient has been taking medication

all of the above

Your patient has a malfunctioning shunt. Select the CSF smear that correlates with this condition: eosinophils

CSF electrophoresis is useful in the diagnosis of:

multiple sclerosis

bacterial meningitis

viral meningitis

all of the above

Select the CSF smear of the patient with viral meningitis: lymphocytes

Your patient's CSF results are as follows: CSF glucose= 20 mg/dL,
CSF protein= 70 mg/dL. Select the smear that matches these results. neutrophils

CSF with increased eosinophils is seen with:

parasitic infections

fungal infections

malfunctioning shunts

all of the above

Please select the correct statement from the following:

CSF glucose and CSF protein tests are performed by the same methods used for serum

CSF glucose test is performed by the same method used for serum

CSF protein test is performed by the same method used for serum

There is no method to detect CSF glucose or CSF protein

Select the CSF smear that represents an aged sample: mold

Observe these 4 tubes of spinal fluid (from left to right they are labelled 1 through 4) taken from the same patient at the same time and choose the correct answer from the following:

this patient has been hemorrhaging

this patient has had a traumatic spinal tap

this patient is taking medication

all of the above

Observe the tube of spinal fluid and answer the following:

the appearance of the tube on the right can be due to cells

the appearance of the tube on the right can be due to microorganisms

the appearance of the tube on the right can be due to increased protein

all of the above