Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780803658677
Author: Barbara A. Gylys MEd CMA-A (AAMA), Mary Ellen Wedding MEd MT(ASCP) CMA (AAMA) CPC (AAPC)
Publisher: F.A. Davis Company
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Chapter 15, Problem 1.3CT
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Lumbar puncture is the procedure to collect the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for analysis. CSF fluid is present around the brain and the spinal cord protects them from injury. Lumbar puncture helps to diagnose infections in the CSF and other central nervous disorders. Lumbar puncture is also helpful in injecting chemotherapic and anesthetic drugs.
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