What is the meaning of an elevated number of proteins and red blood cells in spinal fluid?
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you will see an increased number of proteins in the instances of viral infections (meningitis) and certain disease states (multiple sclerosis). RBC's are increased if trauma occurs, such as a subarachnoid hemorrhage or other spinal cord damage. another instance would be if the physician performing the lumbar puncture wasn't very experienced...they will get a blood-contaminated specimen.
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It means your red blood cell count is low.  You are probably pretty tired, huh?
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The Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, or ESR (aka "sed rate"), is a marker of inflammation.  There are *tons* of causes of a high sed rate.  Usually it is due to either an autoimmune disease (examples: Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis), or any infection.  A more complete list is below (but is not all inclusive).\n\nIt is really just a screening test, though.  More testing will obviously be needed if the ESR is elevated.\n\nCAUSES OF HIGH ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate)\n\nSIGNIFICANT INFECTIONS (osteomyelitis, meningitis)\n\nCANCER\n\nLymphoma\nLeukemia\nMultiple Myeloma\nMetastatic Tumors\n\nNON MALIGNANT BLOOD DISEASE\n\nAnemia\nMacrocytosis\nHypercholesterolemia\n\nGASTROINTESTINAL\n\nInflammatory bowel disease\nAcute pancreatitis\nCholecystitis\nPeritonitis\nHepatitis\n\nCOLLAGEN VASCULAR DISEASE\n\nKawasaki disease\nWagener's granulomtosis\nBechet's syndrome\nChurg Strauss syndrome\nHypersensitivity vasculitis\nUrticarial vasculitis\nSystemic lupus erythematosus\nRheumatoid arthritis\n\nKIDNEY DISEASE\n\nPyelonephritis\nHemolytic Uremic Syndrome\nAcute glomerulonephritis\nChronic glomerulonephritis with renal failure\nNephrosis\n\nOTHERS\n\nHypothyroidism\nThyroiditis\nChronic granulomatosus disease\nSarcoidosis\nSurgery\nBurns\nInfantile cortical hyperostosis\nPregnancy\nPossibly obesity\n\n**\n\nDECREASED ESR\n\nSickle cell disease\nAnisocytosis\nSpherocytosis\nAcanthocytosis\nPolycythemia\nExtreme leukocytosis\nMicrocytosis\nHypofibrinogenemia\nHypogammaglobulinemia\nDysproteinemia\nHyperviscosity state\nGlucocorticosteroids\nCachexia\nCongestive heart failure\n\n\nReference:\nPediatric Asthma, Allergy, & Immunology\nUses of ESR in Allergy/Immunology\nVol. 15, Number 3, 2002, page 168
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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), Liquor cerebrospinalis, is a clear bodily fluid that occupies the subarachnoid space in the brain (the space between the skull and the cerebral cortex—more specifically, between the arachnoid and pia layers of the meninges). It is basically a saline solution and acts as a "cushion" or buffer for the cortex. Cerebrospinal fluid also occupies the ventricular system of the brain and the spinal cord. It is mainly produced by the choroid plexus, but also by the ependymal lining of the brain's ventricles. The CSF is formed by the choroid plexus or the ventricles, circulates through the interventricular foramina into the third ventricle and then via the mesencephalic duct (cerebral aqueduct) into the fourth ventricle space through two lateral apertures and one median aperture, and is then absorbed by the venous system to the blood circulation.
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Polycythemia vera is a condition in which the body make too many red blood cells.  "Poly" means many, "cyte" means cells, and "hemia" refers to blood, so you literally have "too many blood cells."  "Vera" means true, which is used in this case to distinguish "true" polycythemia from other conditions that look like it but have a different cause.\n\nIncidentally, the problem is not having "more red blood cells than white": that is a perfectly normal state- we always have more red blood cells than white.  The problem is having more red blood cells than usual.\n\nYou are also correct that periodically removing blood from the patient is a way to treat the condition.
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A high white blood cell count indicates an infection somewhere in the body. You need to see a dr and find out whats wrong
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The fluid which prevents brain from mechanical shocks is cerebrospinal fluid which is a clear bodily fluid that occupies the subarachnoid space in the brain (the space between the skull and the cerebral cortex—more specifically, between the arachnoid and pia layers of the meninges). It is basically a saline solution and acts as a "cushion" or buffer for the cortex.
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They're not far enough out of range to worry about. I have 3 dfferent books with different sets of ranges. If the WBC was really high, that would indicate some type of infection. Platelets are a blood clotting factor. Bilirubin is a reference to liver function. High levels indicate that the old bloodcells are not being broken down and 'recycled' by the liver. In adults this shows up as hemolytic anemia and in newborns as jaundice.
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haemoglobin - red blood cells\nmyoglobin - muscle cells
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White blood cell count (WBC). The number of white blood cells in a volume of blood. Normal range varies slightly between 4,300 and 10,800 cells per cubic millimeter (cmm). This can also be referred to as the leukocyte count and can be expressed in international units as 4.3 - 10.8 x 109 cells per liter. Leukopenia is present when the count falls less than 1000/mm3, the risk of infection increases drastically. LEUKOPENIA IS NEVER NORMAL, can be caused by radiation, anaphylactic shock, systemic lupus erythematosus, and certain chemotherapeutic agents.
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A red blood cell. Haemoglobin is the red part of the blood within the cell
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he·ma·tin·ic (hē'mə-tĭn'ĭk)\n\nActing to improve the quality of blood, as by increasing hemoglobin concentration or stimulating red blood cell formation.\nOf or relating to hematin.\nn.
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yeah, too much protein in the blood is a major cause of kidney failure, but i think diabetics have kidney problems more due to poor circulation (i might be wrong on that though)
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The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is located within the ventricles, spinal canal, and subarachnoid spaces. The principle source of CSF are the choroid plexi of the lateral, third and fourth ventricles (Figure 6), and the volume varies between 10-20% of brain weight (Bradbury, 1979). The volume of CSF in humans is 140-150 ml, only 30-40 ml actually in the ventricular system, with a production rate of 21 ml/hr. The turnover rate of total CSF is species dependent and varies between approximately 1 hr for rat and 5 hr for human (Davson and Segal, 1996). The majority of the CSF is in the subarachnoid space, where the arachnoid membranes bridge the sulci of the brain, in the basal cisterns and around the spinal cord. CSF moves within the ventricles and subarachnoid spaces under the influence of hydrostatic pressure generated by it production. CSF cushions the brain, regulates brain extracellular fluid, allows for distribution of neuroactive substances, and is the "sink" that collects the waste products produced by the brain.\n\nConcentration of most molecules is greater in the brain than in the CSF, creating a physiological gradient between the two compartments. The continuous flow of CSF through the ventricular system and out over the surface of the brain provides a "sink" that reduces the steady-state concentration of a molecule penetrating into the brain and CSF (Davson et al., 1961). This "sink" effect is greater the slower a molecule moves, which makes it particularly important for lipid-insoluble molecules of large molecular radius (Davson and Segal, 1996). Few drugs gain entry into the brain via CSF uptake due to the bulk flow movement. However, azidothymidine (AZT) enters the brain through rapid distribution into the CSF and subsequent transport at the CSF-barrier via a thymidine transporter (i.e. pyrimidine nucleoside carrier) (Wu et al., 1992), such a transport is not present at the BBB (Cornford and Oldendorf, 1975).
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A low blood count is Anemia\n\nLow circulating volume is Dehydration.\n\nI have never come accross the description you have posted though.  Questions to ask the doctor would include what is the cause of the problem and ask him or her to just give your mother-in-law a better, more understandable explanation - that is his or her duty.  Best wishes
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Polycythmia - increased RBCs. Anemia = decreased RBCs. It doesn't get any simpler than that!
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MS is diagnosed with protein electrophoresis of lumbar punction spinal fluid - it yields stripes caused by monoclonal antibodies. It is an autoimmune disease, treated with immunosuppression, however slowly progressive in most cases. \n\nLyme disease is a bacterial infection by Borrelia burgdorferi. The diagnose is established after antibody detection tests are positive in blood / synovial fluid / spinal fluid according to the presentation. The treatment is generally easier in bacterial infections (antibiotics), however if left untreated for a long time, the neurological sequels of lyme disease can be unreparable. \n\nGreets