Protein, Total, Cerebrospinal Fluid
| Protein, Total, Cerebrospinal Fluid | | | |
| Number | | 002055 |
| CPT | | 84157 |
| Synonyms | | Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein ; CSF Protein ; Protein, CSF |
| Specimen | | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| Volume | | 1 mL |
| Minimum Volume | | 0.3 mL |
| Container | | Clean plastic tube |
| Collection | | Usually three clean sterile tubes are used from lumbar tray for count and culture in addition to protein and glucose with collection of 1 mL in each tube labeled #1, #2, #3 in order of collection. Tube #1 is used for protein and glucose. |
| Storage Instructions | | Refrigerate |
| Causes for Rejection | | Gross hemolysis; bloody tap |
| Reference Interval | | 13-40 mg/dL |
| Use | | A nonspecific but reliable indication of CNS pathology such as meningitis, brain abscess, meningovascular syphilis, CVA, neoplastic diseases, multiple sclerosis, and other degenerative processes causing neurologic disease |
| Methodology | | Spectrophotometry |
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