Letters How to Perform a Lumbar Puncture Jeffrey L. Kaufman, MD JAMA Letters How to Perform a Lumbar Puncture—Reply Sharon E. Straus, MD, MSc, FRCPC; Jayna Holroyd-Leduc, MD, FRCPC JAMA Full Text To the Editor: We are concerned about the recommendation that Dr Straus and colleagues1 mad...
How to Perform a Lumbar Puncture.A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "How do I perform a lumbar puncture and analyze the results to diagnose bacterial meningitis?," by S. E. Straus and colleagues.KaufmanVascular Services of Western New EnglandJeffrey L....
How to Perform a Lumbar Puncture—Reply In Reply: Dr Kaufman suggests that the method for skin preparation outlined in our review should be abandoned. Unfortunately, we were unable to find any ra... SE Straus,J Holroyd-Leduc - 《Journal of the American Medical Association》 被引量: 2发表:...
In a lumbar puncture (LP) procedure, or spinal tap, a hollow needle is inserted near the spinal cord to collect a small amount of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which can then help diagnose infections (meningitis), hemorrhage, multiple sclerosis, and tumors.
For those of you just tuning in: sudden and very scary symptoms led me to the ER in Brooklyn, where they performed a lumbar puncture to rule out certain conditions. Truthfully, it was one of the most painful experiences of my life. It’s not supposed to be a painful procedure, but for...
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are accustomed to checking off symptoms, but it’s also important to ask, “’How often do these occur?’ and ‘How do they affect your ability to carry out normal daily activities?’” Bateman said. “When you can’t perform physically and cognitively, it starts to really be disabling....
Atleast in Japan, jolt accentuation is now considered one of the mostuseful signs to make a decision either to perform or to withhold alumbar puncture. After publication of our initial study on joltaccentuation as a potential predictor of CSF pleocytosis [4], I havebeen anxious about ...
Perform lumbar punctures, electroencephalography, electromyography and nerve conduction velocity tests Interpret test results to arrive at a diagnosis Develop specialised treatment plansdepending on the disease; manage and adapt the plans according to the patient’s progress ...
Therefore, it is important to talk to your doctor if a family member or someone you work with has meningitis, as you may be particularly susceptible to contracting the disease. How is meningitis diagnosed? Physical examination - The doctor will perform a thorough physical examination to identify ...