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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer
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Measurement of the cerebrospinal fluid by lumbar puncture which will be raised, but will have normal CSF protein, glucose and cell count.
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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Lumbar punctures, CT scans, and antibiotics were identified as the major procedures and medications utilized.
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Luigi Pascioni,
Auto Mechanic
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They could not do a spinal tap (lumbar puncture) because Dons platelets were not functioning at this time.
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Todd Porter,
Gym Attendent
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A lumbar puncture may also be done to look for high protein levels in the cerebral spinal fluid which are usually associated with GBS, and to exclude other possible diagnoses.
It is performed in conjunction with a lumbar puncture and injection of a special X-ray contrast material into the spinal canal.
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Billie Kirgan,
Machinist
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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.
A diagnostic test where a lumbar puncture is performed and dye is injected into the spinal canal in order to diagnose which disc levels are pressing on the nerves.
Lumbar Puncture ( LP or Spinal Tap ) - A procedure in which a thin needle is passed between the vertebrae in the lower back and into the sack that surrounds the spinal cord.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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Lumbar punctures are done to acquire cerebrospinal fluid for diagnostic procedures, as, for example, to determine alterations in the concentrations of chemicals or cells, or microbes.
She was in the process of having serial lumbar punctures, CT's , MRI, and neurosurgical consults during this period.
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David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist
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Membrane tension due to epidurals and lumbar punctures are also a cause of headaches which occur in new mothers.
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Josh Hogan,
Commander
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The term spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEDH) refers to epidural hematoma of the spinal canal occuring without the evidence of any trauma or iatrogenic procedures such as lumbar puncture, surgical operation and peridural procedure.
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