Management of cerebrospinal fluid

In traditional practice, doctors order tests and the laboratory performs them. A series of tests are requested before the results of any of the tests are known. The authors of this paper examine the interface between the clinicians and the laboratory. They produce a cost effective and clinically use...

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Published inNorth Carolina medical journal (Durham, N.C.) Vol. 51; no. 2; p. 72
Main Authors Albright, Jr, R E, Christenson, R H, Babb, J D, Sparks, E W, Butts, R K, Hassett, B J, Bledsoe, M C, Graham, 3rd, C B, Emlet, J L, Smith, M P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.1990
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Cerebrospinal Fluid - analysis
Cerebrospinal Fluid - microbiology
Cryopreservation
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Myelography
Pathology, Clinical
Spinal Puncture
Syphilis Serodiagnosis
Tuberculosis, Meningeal - cerebrospinal fluid
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Summary:In traditional practice, doctors order tests and the laboratory performs them. A series of tests are requested before the results of any of the tests are known. The authors of this paper examine the interface between the clinicians and the laboratory. They produce a cost effective and clinically useful routine for handling spinal fluid. They bring to their practice an excellent example of quality assurance which is genuine, improves practice and is not "busy work." The editor heard Dr. Albright present this material and urged him to make it available to North Carolina doctors.
ISSN:0029-2559