Lumbar Puncture: eMedicine Clinical Procedures

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Lumbar Puncture: eMedicine Clinical Procedures

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Overview: Lumbar puncture is a procedure that is often performed in the emergency department to obtain information about the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).1 Although usually used for diagnostic purposes to rule out potential life-threatening conditions such as bacterial ...

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Lumbar puncture is a procedure to obtain information about the cerebrospinal fluid. Who might need this procedure? http://bit.ly/deO6N8

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emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Lumbar puncture is a common emergency department procedure used to obtain information about the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for diagnostic and, less commonly, therapeutic reasons. Please refer to the full article on Lumbar Puncture for more details on ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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@grahamwalker In larger patients ultrasound guidance can prevent that dreaded 1AM call to radiology for assistance.http://tinyurl.com/c7myzl

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