Test ID: CFLDH
CPT code: 83615
LOINC: 2528-8
Specimen Type: CSF
Frequency: Setup: Daily; TAT <24 hours
Instructions: >0.2mL CSF collected by physician. Do not freeze.
Text: Identify inflammatory processes, necrosis, meningitis, leukemia,
metastatic cancer of the CNS, and lymphoma. High levels of lactate
dehydrogenase in cerebrospinal fluid are often associated with bacterial
meningitis.
Methodology: COLORIMETRIC