76676-6LOINC 2.82
Appearance of Cerebral spinal fluid--2nd tube
Appearance tube2 CSF
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. Cloudy or turbid CSF may indicate the presence of white or red blood cells, microorganisms, or an increase in protein levels. [Lab Tests Online]
Component
- Appearance^2nd tube
Specimen / system
- CSF
Class
- SPEC
Property
- Aper
Scale
- Nom
Related names
- Appear; Appearance; Appr; Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; Nominal; Point in time; Random; Second; SPEC; Spinal Fl; Spinal Fld; Spinal Flu; Spinal Fluid; tube2
Index terms
- Appear
- Appearance
- Appearance^2nd tube
- Appr
- Cerebral spinal fluid
- Cerebrospinal Fl
- Nominal
- Point in time
- Random
- Second
- SPEC
- Spinal Fl
- Spinal Fld
- Spinal Flu
- Spinal Fluid
- tube2