1. You'll just get all warm and cuddly around the dying girl, insinuate yourself probably end up in a custody battle. Chase, you handle the mom. Tell her that you'd just sit home and watch TV and die, but you've got to go through the motions and try to save her daughter's life...
An x-ray, MRI, or CT scan may show the bulging disc. You may be given contrast liquid to help the disc show up better in the pictures. Tell the healthcare provider if you have ever had an allergic reaction to contrast liquid. Do not enter the MRI room with anything metal. Metal ...
Depending upon the clinical situation, imaging of the brain such ascomputerized tomography(CT) andmagnetic resonance imaging(MRI) may be useful in making the diagnosis of a brain lesion. Angiographycan be added to either CT or MRI to visualize the blood vessels in the brain. Lumbar puncture(spi...
A lumbar puncture is a procedure to inject chemo into your CSF. The injection is usually given in your lower back. Before an LP, your healthcare provider will numb the area. The provider may also give you IV medicine to help you relax. A needle will be inserted into the spaces between...
If you don't feel the same kind of pain—even if that disc appears degenerated on the MRI scan—then other possible causes of your pain should be explored. What does a discogram show?A discogram is used to evaluate a painful or degenerative disc. If the contrast dye spreads outside ...
Running 500 miles over 4months plus a marathon for the first time had no adverse effects on the lumbar spine, even when early degenerative changes were present. Additionally, there was evidence of regression of sacroiliac joint abnormalities.Horga, Laura M....
I was wondering if anyone knows if my MRI shows anything? I had an MRI done in December 2011 and I have the report here. This is what it says: Final report Exam: MRI lumbar spine without contrast Clinical information: Low back pain. Left leg pain. Not responding to conservative treatment...
MRI Electrophysiological test Cerebrospinal fluid exam (spinal tap, lumbar puncture) Evoked potential (EP) tests Optical coherence tomography (OCT) Blood tests Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis and MRIs One of the main ways to diagnose multiple sclerosis is an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan. Characte...
The sacralplexusis one of the major nerve plexuses in the body. Anerve plexusis the area where the nerves branch out and rejoin. Although there are almost 100 nerve plexuses in the body, five are considered major. They include the sacral, cervical, brachial, solar, andlumbar plexus. ...
A lumbar vertebra Vertebrae are the scaffolding of the back. A lot of back pain doesn’t have much to do with spinal structure, especially the bones themselves, but you do need to know a little about the anatomy to properly wrap your head around the subject. “What if there’s something...