Lumbar puncture (LP)
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams34117
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Minor Procedures.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2017.
- Pamphlet Number
- 0422
- Available Online
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This test is sometimes called a spinal tap. A small amount of fluid is taken out from the space around your spinal cord that is fluid-filled. The cells in the fluid are studied under a microscope in a lab to check for any problems.This pamphlet explains how the test is done, how long it takes and follow-up care.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Minor Procedures
- Alternate Title
- Spinal tap
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- 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
- Abstract
- This test is sometimes called a spinal tap. A small amount of fluid is taken out from the space around your spinal cord that is fluid-filled. The cells in the fluid are studied under a microscope in a lab to check for any problems.This pamphlet explains how the test is done, how long it takes and follow-up care.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Minor Procedures, HI
- Pamphlet Number
- 0422
