20:04 Mar 23, 2010 

Thanks Tony!

20:02 Mar 23, 2010 

Just for info, the ³ character is available even under ASCII as Alt + 0179, which is quite handy at times! Alt + 0178 gives ²

19:49 Mar 23, 2010 

ml n'est plus accepté dans les pub scientifiques depuis environ 15 ans, mais bon.....tout le monde n'en écrit pas !

19:44 Mar 23, 2010 

http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/correct.htm

I wrote cubic mm because it's impossible to write the superscript 3.
And of course it's used in science.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7055637

19:32 Mar 23, 2010 

Thanks for the information, Lionel.

19:30 Mar 23, 2010 

yes Jean the "3" is superscript; "cubic mm" does not exist in scientific litterature. BTW we use mL and not ml when writting scientific material.

19:26 Mar 23, 2010 

Just for the record, should the "3" be put in superscript form?

19:21 Mar 23, 2010 

Thanks for the clarification about PI = PL, SJLD. That may have been a typo either in the text or on my part.

12:11 Mar 22, 2010 

Sorry,
I havn't check your latest entry !
I was still thinking that your proposition was "cell per cubic mm).
I'm glad you agree with me ☺

12:07 Mar 22, 2010 

Sorry Lionel but I have no idea what you are talking about. When you do a LP, you get a cell count - for RBCs and WBCs. The WBCs are the "nucleated cells". My answer - if you care to read it properly - is "nucleated cells". Where is the problem?

12:05 Mar 22, 2010 

Sue, on CSF you can find RBC "mature" without nuclei after a trauma; that's why they are trated as a separate entry on the report.
You cannot confound "nucleated cells" with "cells", otherwise you may confound RBC with nucleated elements.

11:57 Mar 22, 2010 

Only adult/mature RBCs have no nuclei. Immature erythroctyes and percursors do have nuclei. In the case of CSF, you would not expect to find immature RBCs. However, the term "éléments nucléés" is also used for bone marrow (entre autres), in which case it is applied to both red and white cell lines.

11:50 Mar 22, 2010 

nucleated cells is one thing, RBC is another one; both are "cells" but not "nucleated elements" in case of RBC

11:46 Mar 22, 2010 

http://www.uwo.ca/cns/resident/pocketbook/disorders/investig...
Normal values
- Opening pressure: 5-20 cm water (only valid in lateral decubitus position)
- Appearance: clear, colorless
- Nucleated cells: <5 per ml
- RBC: <5 per ml
- WBC:RBC ratio: 1:700 (ie. For every additional 700 RBCs seen due to presumed traumatic tap, one WBC is expected)
- Glucose: 2/3 serum value
- Protein: 200-450 mg/L

10:48 Mar 22, 2010 

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10:16 Mar 22, 2010 

ponction lombaire - lumbar puncture