Lumbar puncture : Halifax Infirmary
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams34117
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Halifax Infirmary. Minor Procedures.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 0422
- Available Online
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This test is sometimes called a spinal tap. There is a space around your spinal cord that is filled with fluid. In a lumbar puncture, a small amount of fluid is taken from this space. The cells in the fluid are studied under a microscope in a lab to check for any problems. This pamphlet explains what a lumbar puncture is, how long it takes, how the test is done, and what will happen after the test. A list of symptoms that require medical attention is included.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Halifax Infirmary. Minor Procedures
- Alternate Title
- Spinal tap
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (4 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Spinal Puncture
- Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Spine--Puncture
- Nervous system--Diseases--Diagnosis
- Specialty
- Nervous System
- Abstract
- This test is sometimes called a spinal tap. There is a space around your spinal cord that is filled with fluid. In a lumbar puncture, a small amount of fluid is taken from this space. The cells in the fluid are studied under a microscope in a lab to check for any problems. This pamphlet explains what a lumbar puncture is, how long it takes, how the test is done, and what will happen after the test. A list of symptoms that require medical attention is included.
- Notes
- Previous title: Lumbar Puncture (LP)
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Minor Procedures, HI
- Pamphlet Number
- 0422
