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Albumin, CSF
Test Code224 (224)
Preferred Specimen
1 mL CSF in a sterile screw cap container
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Instructions
CSF must be clear
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 5 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 42 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 42 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolysis • Xanthochomia/RBCs in CSF
Methodology
Nephelometry
Setup Schedule
A.M. Sets up 3 days a week.
Reference Range
8.0-42.0 mg/dL
Clinical Significance
Albumin, CSF is useful in evaluating the integrity of the blood brain barrier. Concentrations may be increased in patients with Central Nervous System (CNS) inflammation, trauma, or autoimmune disease.
