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

Exercise 50

Given the following results, calculate the IgG index: CSF IgG,50 mg/dL; serum IgG, 2 g/dL; CSF albumin,70 mg/dL; serum albumin, 5 g/dL.

A. 0.6

B. 6.0

C. 1.8

D. 2.8

Step 1 of 3

Calculate IgG (immunoglobulin G) index:

Formula to compute the IgG index is given below,

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