Physicians perform a wide variety of diagnostic procedures in order to determine the source of an illness. Most of these are done via the extraction of blood. However, other bodily fluids may also be examined.Answer and Explanation: A lumbar puncture is a diagnostic test where a sample of ...
The MRI machine uses a powerful magnet. Metal can cause serious injury from the magnet. Tell the healthcare provider if you have any metal in or on your body. A lumbar puncture is a procedure to check the pressure inside your skull. A needle is inserted in your back and into the ...
What is the difference between a lesion and a tumor in the brain? Both lesions and tumors in the brain represent abnormal areas, but they are not the same. A lesion is a broad term that refers to any abnormal tissue or damage in the brain, whereas a tumor, is a specific type of les...
A lumbar puncture may be used to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). This sample may show an infection. It may also show how much pressure is in your brain and spine from the inflammation. A needle is inserted into your spinal canal through your back. CSF may also be drained...
How does a lumbar puncture work? Your brain and spinal cord are surrounded and bathed by a clear fluid called cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). This fluid is produced in the ventricles of the brain and circulates around the subarachnoid space of the brain and spinal cord (see Anatomy of the Spin...
What are the benefits and harms of drug therapy for preventing postdural puncture headachein women having lumbar puncture during labor?doi:10.1002/cca.218Eliana Marcia WendlandJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Spinal tap.Also known as alumbar puncture, this test is done to look for the cause of increased intracranial pressure. Nerve stimulation tests.These tests will test your nerves and how they react. In addition to these tests, your doctor may refer you to anophthalmologist(eye doctor) for a ...
A referral to a hematologist does not necessarily mean that you have cancer. Practically all medical conditions involve hematology to some degree, given thatblood testsare commonly used to diagnose or monitor them. Conditions and diseases a hematologist may treat, or participate in treating, include...
Acute headaches warrant further evaluation with lumbar puncture if there is suspicion for infectious meningitis or encephalitis, subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), or idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri) (SOR: C, expert consensus opinion)....
RE: CT before lumbar puncture in meningitis-what every radiology trainee should know-a replyGaneshanD.ingentaconnectClinical Radiology EdinburghGaneshan D. CT before lumbar puncture in meningitis-what every radiology trainee should know. Clin Radiol 2009;64:845...