II. Interpretation: Increased CSF Glucose

  1. Reflects serum Hyperglycemia
  2. CSF Glucose lags Serum Glucose by 2 to 4 hours
  3. CSF Glucose is two thirds of Serum Glucose
  4. CSF Glucose does not usually rise above 300 mg/dl

III. Interpretation: Decreased CSF Glucose (Hypoglycorrhachia)

IV. References

  1. Kooiker in Roberts (1998) Procedures in ER, p. 1067-75
  2. Ravel (1995) Lab Medicine, Mosby, p. 294-9
  3. Tunkel in Mandell (2000) Infectious Disease, p. 974-8
  4. Seehusen (2003) Am Fam Physician 68:1103-8 [PubMed]

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