puncture fluid

puncture fluid
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  • Puncture, lumbar — A lumbar puncture or LP is a procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the spinal canal for the purpose of diagnostic testing. It is particularly helpful in the diagnosis of inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system, especially… …   Medical dictionary

  • puncture — 1. To make a hole with a small pointed object, such as a needle. 2. A prick or small hole made with a pointed instrument. [L. punctura, fr. pungo, pp. punctus, to prick] Bernard p. SYN: diabetic p.. cisternal p. passage of a hollow needle through …   Medical dictionary

  • puncture — 1) n. a wound made accidentally or deliberately by a sharp object or instrument. Puncture wounds need careful treatment as a small entry hole in the skin can disguise serious injury in an underlying organ or tissue. Punctures are also performed… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Ear puncture — Puncture of the ear drum may be due to an accident for example when something is stuck into the ear. Or it may be due to fluid pressure in the middle ear. Today the ear drum is occasionally punctured on purpose with surgery. A surgically placed… …   Medical dictionary

  • cisternal puncture — puncture of the cisterna cerebellomedullaris through the posterior atlanto occipital membrane for the purpose of withdrawing cerebrospinal fluid; called also intracisternal p. and suboccipital p …   Medical dictionary

  • ventricular puncture — puncture of a cerebral ventricle for the purpose of withdrawing fluid …   Medical dictionary

  • Lumbar puncture — Intervention A patient undergoes a lumbar puncture at the hands of a neurologist. The reddish brown swirls on the patient s back are tincture of iodine (an antiseptic). ICD 9 CM …   Wikipedia

  • Lumbar puncture — A lumbar puncture or "LP" is a procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the spinal canal for the purpose of diagnostic testing. It is particularly helpful in the diagnosis of inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system,… …   Medical dictionary

  • Cerebrospinal fluid — 4 vials of CSF Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), Liquor cerebrospinalis, is a clear, colorless, salty bodily fluid, that occupies the subarachnoid space and the ventricular system around and inside the brain and spinal cord. In essence, the brain floats …   Wikipedia

  • Post dural puncture headache — (PDPH), or low Cerebralspinal Fluid (CSF) pressure headache is a complication of spinal anesthesia, diagnostic spinal puncture, or epidural anesthesia. It can sometimes also happen as a result of a severe physical trauma involving the spine, or… …   Wikipedia

  • LP (lumbar puncture) — Also known as a spinal tap, an LP is a procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the spinal canal for the purpose of diagnostic testing. It is particularly helpful in the diagnosis of inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system,… …   Medical dictionary

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