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

Exercise 30

State the reference values for CSF glucose and name the possible pathologic significance of a decreased CSF glucose.

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Reference value for glucose in CSF (cerebrospinal fluid):

Glucose enters into CSF through selective transport in blood-brain barrier.

• Reference value for glucose in CSF is approximately 65 mg/dL (milligrams per deciliter) and 60-70% that of glucose in plasma