Medical Laboratory Diagnostics - Cerebrospinal Fluid Mind Map

This is a mind map about cerebrospinal fluid, including cerebrospinal fluid microscopy, Cerebrospinal fluid chemical examination, cerebrospinal fluid physical examination, specimen collection and processing, etc.

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cerebrospinal fluid

Physiology and pathology of cerebrospinal fluid Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) The choroid plexus of the ventricles forms a colorless, transparent liquid through active secretion and ultrafiltration, which circulates on the surface of the brain and spinal cord. Newborn 10-60ml Normal adult CSF 90-150ml

Indications and Contraindications Indications: 1. There are signs of meningeal irritation. 2. Intracranial hemorrhage is suspected. 3. Central nervous system tumors are suspected. 4. Unexplained severe headache, convulsions, coma, etc. Nuchal stiffness, loss of consciousness and rash 1. Those with obvious papilledema and signs of cerebral herniation. 2. Shock, heart failure, and endangered patients. 3. Local skin inflammation.

Specimen collection and processing

Collection site Usually lumbar puncture (lumbar puncture), If necessary, puncture from the cerebellomedullary cistern or lateral ventricle, Three layers of meninges in the spinal cavity: dura mater - arachnoid mater - pia mater

Detecting intracranial pressure (Detect of encephalic pressure) Normal adult: lying on side 80-180mmH2O (40-50 drops/min) Abnormalities: Pressure ↑: Meningitis, brain tumors, cerebral edema, cerebral hemorrhage, etc.

Cerebrospinal fluid collection: Collect three tubes, each tube is 1-2ml First tube: chemical or immunological examination Second tube: pathogenic microorganism culture (sterile) Tube Three: General Characteristics and Microscopic Examination 2 Note: If malignant tumor is suspected, Take another tube for exfoliative cytology

Specimens submitted for inspection ①Send for inspection immediately after collection (no more than 1 hour) and do not leave it for too long. ②Can be stored at 2-4℃, generally should not exceed 4 hours

cerebrospinal fluid physical examination

Color: Normal: colorless and transparent Abnormalities: red, yellow, milky white, etc.

red color: ①Intraventricular or subarachnoid hemorrhage ②Bleeding from puncture injury

Yellow (Xanthochromia) ①Old bleeding from intracranial lesions for 5-6 days (Hb↑) ② Subarachnoid space obstruction: such as spinal trauma, tuberculosis, intervertebral disc herniation, etc. (CSF concentration → protein ↑) ③Severe jaundice (bilirubin↑)

Milky white: acute suppurative meningitis, etc.

Colorless: syphilitic neuritis, mild chronic tuberculous meningitis, etc.

Others: green, black

transparency Normal: clear and transparent Abnormality: Turbidity or cloudiness is common in: Tuberculous meningitis (ground glass) Purulent meningitis (pus-like cloudiness)

coagulation Normal: Does not solidify if left standing for 12-24 hours Abnormality: protein >10g/L, rapid coagulation Tuberculosis: Let it sit for 12-24 hours to form a thin film; Transform the brain: let it sit for 1-2 hours to form a clot; Subarachnoid obstruction: CSF is concentrated and solidified like yellow peptone, with protein but low cells, that is, protein-cell separation.

cerebrospinal fluid chemistry test

protein test Normal cerebrospinal fluid contains very small amounts of protein (mostly A, trace amounts of G), which is 0.5% of the plasma protein content. When the BBB is damaged, cerebrospinal fluid protein increases, mostly G.

Reference interval: Qualitative: Negative (Pandy test) Quantitative: Adult lumbar puncture 0.2-0.4g/L

Clinical significance: Protein ↑ is found in ①CNS infectious diseases: encephalitis ↑↑> nodule ↑> disease encephalitis ↑ ②Intraventricular or subarachnoid hemorrhage(↑) ③Subarachnoid obstruction: spinal cord tumors, spinal trauma, etc. (↑↑) ④Intracranial space-occupying lesions: brain tumors (↑↑)

Glucose measurement Normal CSF glucose is 60% of blood glucose

Reference interval for adult lumbar puncture: 2.5-4.4mmol/L (glucose oxidase method)

Clinical significance: 1) Glu↓ is common in: ① CNS infectious diseases: acute brain Glu↓↓, tuberculosis, neoformans meningitis Glu mild↓; ② Intracranial tumors (such as glioma, etc.); ③ Hypoglycemia. 2) Glu↑ is common in: Cerebral or subarachnoid hemorrhage, diabetes, etc.

Chloride determination Due to the low protein content in CSF, in order to maintain the osmotic balance between CSF and plasma, the chloride content in cerebrospinal fluid is higher than that in plasma (↑20%) - Donnan equilibrium

Reference interval: CSF cl-: 120-130mmol/L

Clinical significance: cl-↓ is seen in ①CNS infectious diseases: Tuberculosis ↓↓＜Cerebral ↓＜Sick brain, brain abscess, etc. (no significant change) ②Blood chloride↓: vomiting, dehydration, diarrhea, etc.

cerebrospinal fluid microscopy

cell counts

Reference interval: RBC: None WBC: Adult (0-8)×106/L Children (0-15) ×106/L WBC classification: Mainly mononuclear cells (lymphocytes, monocytes)

Clinical significance: ①CNS infection: Tumor brain: the total number of cells and WBC↑↑↑, mainly N; tuberculous brain: the total number of cells and WBC↑↑, N and L, plasma cells coexist; diseased brain: the number of cells is light ↑, mainly L Mainly; Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis: cell number and WBC↑↑, mainly L; tuberculosis brain ②Cerebral parasitic disease: E, L↑, plasma cell ↑; ③Intraventricular or subarachnoid hemorrhage: mainly RBC and N↑; ④CNS tumor: WBC is normal or ↑, L mainly, tumor cells can be seen

Cytology test (omitted)

Pathogenic microorganism testing

Bacteria, fungi: Neisseria meningitidis, Gram stain Mycobacterium tuberculosis, film smear acid-fast stain Cryptococcus neoformans: ink stain

Parasites: Neurocystis, Schistosoma, Toxoplasma, etc.