CSF GLUCOSE

Test Code

CSFGLU

CPT Codes
82945

Preferred Specimen

CSF

Transport Container

CSF

Transport Temperature

REF- 2 DAYS

Setup Schedule

Set Up:
Report Available:

Reference Range

CSF GLUCOSE

mg/dL

0Y 00M F 40-70 0Y 00M M 40-70

Clinical Significance

The glucose concentration in CSF is maintained by both facilitated transport and simple diffusion. Glucose is removed from the CSF by transport across capillaries and arachnoid villi. Glucose is also utilized by cells lining the ventricular cavities and subarachnoid spaces. As a result, it normally takes several hours for the serum glucose to equilibrate with the CSF glucose. The normal CSF-to-serum glucose ratio is approximately 0.6; ventricular CSF has a higher glucose concentration than CSF in the lumbar space by 6 to 18 mg/dL (0.33 to 1.0 mmol/L) [24].

Performing Laboratory
LMH - Chemistry x3739 or 3764

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