:Normal range
Plasma : 2-20 mg/dL
CSF : 10.8-18.9 mg/dL
Comment: Lactic acidosis may result from tissue hypoxia e.g. from hypovolaemia or cardiac arrest. It may also accompany diabetic ketoacidosis, metformin therapy, poisoning s and some inborn errors of metabolism e.g. glycogen storage disease
Sample: Plasma (fluoride tube) CSF