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Normal CSF contains ____
Few Mononuclear Cells
(Mono, Lympho)
Normal CSF lacks:
Neuts
RBC’s
What causes CSF Glucose to decrease?
Bacteria
What causes elevated CSF CPK?
Nerve Cell Damage
What elevates CSF IgM?
Distemper
Toxoplasma
Corona Virus/Dry FIP
What is a crude method to test for presence of globulin in CSF?
Pandy Test (Carboxylic Acids)
Increased TP and roundcells/mononuclear cells in CSF =>
Viral, Protozoa or fungal infection
Increased Karyolyzed Neut, TP & NCC in CSF =>
Bacterial
Increased EOS in CSF =>
Hypersensitivity
Larval Migration
Protozoal Infection
Which type of resp. exam method can only be used for cytology (no cultures)?
Nasal Aspirates
A normal Nasal Lavage =>
Simonsiella (norm. flora)
Few Epithelial Cells
RBC
WBC
How is normal nasal microflora differentiated from pathogenic bacteria?
Pathogenic:
Intracellular
Karyolyzed Neuts
Monomorphic Bact
(norm= mixed type bacteria & extracellular)
Which method is readily used for culture?
TTL
An increased of nucleated (Lymph, MO & Neut) cells from a TTL/BAL=>
-Chronic Inflammation-
Non-Septic Inflammation
Resolving Infection
Neoplasia
++ Clumps of pink, amorphis material w/ inflammatory cells from a TTL/BAL=>
COPD/COAD/Heaves
++EOS from a TTL/BAL=>
-Hypersensitivty-
Parasitic Pneumonia (HW)
Allergic Pneumotitis/Bronchitis
Asthma
++RBC’s and MO’s w/ RBC’s=>
Hemorrhage
Acute VS Chronic pulmonary hemorrhage
Acute= Erythrophagocytes (red-purple RBCs inside)
Chronic= Hemosiderophages (Brown RBCs inside)
Author
KHW
ID
113176
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Clin Path E2/4
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Clin Path E2/4
Updated
2011-10-30T19:27:54Z
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