76678-2LOINC 2.82
Appearance of Cerebral spinal fluid--4th tube
Appearance tube4 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^4th 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; SPEC; Spinal Fl; Spinal Fld; Spinal Flu; Spinal Fluid; tube4
Index terms
- Appear
- Appearance
- Appearance^4th tube
- Appr
- Cerebral spinal fluid
- Cerebrospinal Fl
- Nominal
- Point in time
- Random
- SPEC
- Spinal Fl
- Spinal Fld
- Spinal Flu
- Spinal Fluid
- tube4