The cerebrospinal (CSF) fluid laboratory finding the nurse would expect in a client with bacterial meningitis is
A) clear color.
B) decreased glucose level.
C) decreased protein level.
D) negative nitrates.

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Clients with bacterial meningitis show the following: elevated CSF pressures, elevated CSF protein, decreased CSF glucose, and usually increased cell count with predominantly polymorphonuclear leukocytes.

The Cerebrospinal (CSF) Fluid Laboratory Finding the Nurse Would Expect