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Originally Posted by mrsD
A traumatic tap means a blood vessel leaked when the needle went in. So all those markers would elevate since spinal fluid is devoid for the most part of blood constituents. Elevated white cells with no RBCs would be a different matter.
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Cool!
Ok so the first vial of fluid came out with rbc count of 915 and lymphocytes 36.
The second vial had an rbc count of only 2 and the lymphocytes were 90.
I was thinking that the lymphocytes should go down when the rbc did, but then I don't know how cells settle when they are being extracted and put into a tube. What do you think?
Bottom line.... Don't let a student to a spinal tap. It took 30 minutes and was excruciatingly painful.