Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 23

Given the following information, calculate the CSF WBC count: cells counted, 80; dilution, 1:10; large Neubauer

squares counted, 10.

A. 8

B. 80

C. 800

D. 8000

Step 1 of 2

Compute the CSF (Cerebrospinal fluid) WBC (White Blood Cell) count:

Formula to calculate the WBC count in CSF is given below,

…… (1)

Note: volume of 1 square is 0.1(micro liters).