lumbar punctures
Cerebrospinal fluid extractions
Lumbar punctures is the plural of lumbar puncture, a medical procedure in which a needle is inserted into the lower spine to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid or inject medication.
Also called a spinal tap.
The procedure diagnoses conditions like meningitis, measures spinal fluid pressure, or delivers anesthesia: The doctor ordered lumbar punctures for both patients suspected of having infections.
- LPExtended vinyl recording
- backReverse side; support
- lower backSpine's bottom section
- needlesSlender pointed instruments
- spinal tapCerebrospinal fluid sampling procedure
skin · dura mater · meninges · tap · manometer · fetal position · local anesthetic · stylet · anesthesia · spinal cords · vertebral column · epidural · pressure · encephalitis · fluid · nerve · pinch · spines
lumbar puncturesnon-invasive imaging
Diagnostic viewing without penetration
MRI · CT scan · neuroimaging · brain MRI · EEG
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