CSF
This is the term used to describe an abnormal (pink, orange, yellow) color of CSF.
What is xanthochromic?
What is xanthochromia?
This type of effusion does not require further testing.
What is a transudate?
One form of this type of cell is responsible for the production of hyaluronate.
What is a synoviocyte?
This is the term used to describe the collection of amniotic fluid.
What is amniocentesis?
This form of diarrhea can result from maldigestion and/or malabsorption.
What is osmotic?
This is the term used to describe an increase in cells within the CSF.
What is pleocytosis?
This type of effusion contains chylomicrons and have high levels of triglycerides.
What is a chylous effusion?
This contributes to the viscosity of synovial fluid.
What is hyaluronate?
Specimens must be protected from light to analyze this analyte.
What is bilirubin?
This test can be used to differentiate between secretory and osmotic diarrhea.
What is osmolality?
This surrounds the axons of nerves and degrades in diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
What is the myelin sheath?
The use of these two ratios will discern between transudates and exudates.
(You must name both)
What are the total protein (TP) fluid to serum and the lactate dehydrogenase (LD) fluid to serum ratios?
This classification can be due to either the presence of crystals or due to an immunologic disorder.
What is group 2?
What is inflammatory?
This is also known as the shake test.
What is foam stability index?
What is the FSI?
What is steatorrhea?
This is used to assess the integrity of the blood-brain barrier.
What is the CSF/serum albumin index?
High levels of this analyte in a pleural or peritoneal effusion can be due to an esophageal rupture, pancreatitis or a duodenal perforation, just to name a few.
What is amylase?
These are visible in the macroscopic examination and are actually free-floating collagenous substances covered in fibrinous tissue.
What are rice bodies?
Generally, this is the gestation at which fetal lung maturity tests can be performed.
What is 32 weeks?
This is the term used to describe blood in feces which may not be observed macroscopically.
What is occult?
What is occult blood?
This protein fraction is only found in CSF and can be used to differentiate it from other fluids.
What is tau transferrin?
If the level of this test is below 7.5 while the patient is on antibiotics, the patient will require drainage tubes.
What is is pH?
These crystals exhibit negative birefringence and will be yellow when parallel to the axis and blue when perpendicular to the axis.
What are MSU crystals?
What are monosodium urate crystals?
This test is a better predictor of fetal lung maturity than immaturity.
What is L/S ratio?
What is the Lecithin/Sphingomyelin ratio?
This test is used to differentiate between fetal and maternal hemoglobin.
What is the apt test?