Assignment 3

The presence of increased glutamine in the CSF is indicates:

fungal meningitis

cerebral hemorrhage

Reye's syndrome

multiple sclerosis

none of the abov

A broad spectrum of reactive and nonreactive lymphocytes in the CSF is associated with:

bacterial meningitis

allergic reactions

cerebral hemorrhage

viral meningitis

none of the above

Nucleated red blood cells seen in the CSF of an adult patient indicate:

recent cerebral hemorrhage

the patient has acute leukemia

a ventricular rather than a lumbar puncture

bone marrow contamination from the puncture

none of the above

The third tube of CSF collected from a lumbar puncture should be used for:

chemistry tests

cytology examination

microbiology tests

hematology tests

none of the above

Conditions that produce elevated CSF protein include all of the following except:

fluid leakage

meningitis

multiple sclerosis

hemorrhage

none of the above

Select the word that indicates inflammation of the brain:

meningitis

encephalitis

chorditis

myelitis

Examination of a CSF shows 1000 WBCs, of which 75% are lymphocytes and 25% are monocytes. This finding is consistent with:

normal spinal fluid

bacterial meningitis

viral meningitis

multiple sclerosis

none of the above

The presence of hemosiderin containing macrophages in CSF indicates:

fungal meningitis

cerebral hemorrhage

Reye's syndrome

multiple sclerosis

none of the above

The CSF glucose in a patient with a blood glucose of 90 mg/dL is 60 mg/dL. These results are representative of:

an improperly preserved specimen

bacterial meningitis

normal CSF

damage to the blood-brain barrier

none of the above

A xanthochromic CSF specimen will appear:

crystal clear

white and turbid

yellow and clear

red and turbid

none of the above