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HelpTest Code SFGLU Glucose, CSF, LAB185
Performing Laboratory
St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids
Specimen Requirements
Container/Tube:
Preferred: CSF fluid obtained from a spinal tap
Specimen Volume: 0.1 mL of spinal fluid in a screw-capped, sterile, vial.
Stability: Remaining cerebrospinal fluid specimens should be refrigerated or frozen.
Note: Maintain sterility and forward promptly.
Reference Values
0-10 years: 60-80 mg/dL
>10 years: 40-70 mg/dL
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Useful For
CSF glucose is altered by certain disease processes. In bacterial meningitis, CSF glucose levels may be depressed to strikingly low values. In viral meningitis glucose usually remains in the normal range.
Methodology
Hexokinase/Ultraviolet
Test Classification and CPT Coding
82945
Report Available
1 hour