Lumbar Puncture (LP) - OSCE guide | Anatomy - Geeky Medics
2018年7月2日 · A step-by-step guide to performing a lumbar puncture in an OSCE setting. Including relevant anatomy, indications, complications and CSF interpretation.
Lumbar Puncture - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年7月24日 · Identify the anatomical structures, indications, and contraindications of lumbar puncture. Describe the equipment, personnel, preparation, and technique in regards to lumbar puncture. Review the potential complications and clinical significance of lumbar puncture.
Lumbar puncture - Oxford Medical Education
Positioning for lumbar puncture (LP) A lumbar puncture can be performed in two positions: Lateral recumbent. Patient on his or her side with head propped up on a single pillow to keep spine straight; Knees & torso flexed to optimise interlaminar foramen of vertebrae; Ask or use assistant to draw patient’s legs up to their chest
Diagnostic Lumbar Puncture - PMC - PubMed Central (PMC)
We review the technique of diagnostic Lumbar Puncture including anatomy, needle selection, needle insertion, measurement of opening pressure, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) specimen handling and after care. We also make some quality improvement suggestions for those designing services incorporating diagnostic Lumbar Puncture.
Chapter 125: Lumbar Puncture - McGraw Hill Medical
Lumbar puncture (LP) is performed to sample the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) surrounding the brain and spinal cord. The majority of the CSF is in the subarachnoid space, where the arachnoid membranes bridge the sulci of the brain, in the basal cisterns and around the spinal cord.
Lumbar Puncture - Radiology Key
2019年5月20日 · Key Points • Ultrasound increases the success rate of lumbar puncture by improving landmark identification of the lumbar spine's midline and interspaces. • Identification of spinal landmarks with ultrasound relies on visualization of bony processes in both longitudinal and transverse planes.
Figure 2: Structures encountered during LP – the spinal needle passes through the skin, the subcutaneous tissue (with a variable amount of fat), the spinal ligaments (supraspinal ligament, interspinous ligament and ligamentum lavum) and the dura mater. CSF is …
Chapter 13. Lumbar Puncture | Procedures in Critical Care ...
A lumbar puncture or spinal tap is usually performed to obtain cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and thereby diagnose various central nervous system infectious and inflammatory diseases (ie, meningitis, encephalitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome), to evaluate CSF pressure (pseudotumor cerebri), or to administer medications (ie, antibiotics ...
Lumbar puncture - Knowledge - AMBOSS
2024年3月26日 · Lumbar puncture (LP) is a diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedure in which a spinal needle is passed into the subarachnoid space and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is removed, CSF opening pressure is me...
2004). There are two different positions for performing LP. For diagnostic LP, the left lateral re. umbent position (for right-handed physicians) is preferred. Patient’s knee and neck are flexed to overcome the lumbar lordosis that narrows t. e interspace between adjacent spinous processes and lamina. Sometimes th.
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