lumbar puncture
noun[CorU]
medicalspecializeduk/ˈlʌm.bə ˌpʌŋk.tʃər/us/ˈlʌm.bɚ ˌpʌŋk.tʃɚ/theactof putting aneedlebetween thebonesof thelowerback inordertoremovefluidfortesting, or toreducepressurein theheador back:
腰椎穿刺They said she would have tostayinhospitalovernightwhile they did alumbarpuncture.他们说她做腰椎穿刺的时候要在医院过夜。
Asmallproportionofpeopledevelopaheadacheafterlumbarpuncture.腰椎穿刺后有一小部分人会出现头痛。
- Then anotherdoctorexplainedthat they would do alumbarpuncture.
- He didn'trespondto theantibiotics, so they did alumbarpunctureanddiagnosedpneumococcalmeningitis.
- Diagnosis is made bylumbarpuncture.
Medical treatment: symptoms & diagnosis of medical problems
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- aggressively
- amyloid
- antigen test
- asymptomatic
- contraindication
- echocardiogram
- lacunar
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- laparoscopy
- lateral flow test
- phlebotomy
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