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Glucose [Moles/volume] in Cerebral spinal fluid --3rd tube
Glucose tube3 CSF-sCnc
Definition
- A sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is collected using a procedure called a lumbar puncture or spinal tap. Often, three or more separate tubes of CSF are collected (tube 1, tube 2, tube 3), and multiple tests may be run on the different tubes. Normal CSF glucose is about 2/3 the concentration of blood glucose. Glucose levels may decrease when cells not normally present metabolize glucose. This may include bacteria or cells present due to inflammation (WBCs) or shed by tumors. [Lab Tests Online]
Component
- Glucose^3rd tube
Specimen / system
- CSF
Class
- CHEM
Property
- SCnc
Scale
- Qn
Related names
- Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; Chemistry; Glu; Gluc; Glucoseur; Level; Neuro; Neurology; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Spinal Fl; Spinal Fld; Spinal Flu; Spinal Fluid; Substance concentration; tube3
Index terms
- Cerebral spinal fluid
- Cerebrospinal Fl
- Chemistry
- Glu
- Gluc
- Glucose^3rd tube
- Glucoseur
- Level
- Neuro
- Neurology
- Point in time
- QNT
- Quan
- Quant
- Quantitative
- Random
- Spinal Fl
- Spinal Fld
- Spinal Flu
- Spinal Fluid
- Substance concentration
- tube3