Lumbar Puncture Indications: Infection, Inflammation, ...

1.8K

Description

Lumbar Puncture
Indications: Infection, Inflammation, Other
Contraindications: Coagulopathy, Thrombocytopenia, Anticoagulants, Skin Infection at puncture site, Increased Intracranial Pressure
When to Order Imaging before lumbar puncture: Coma, Seizure, Focal neurological signs, Immunosuppression, Papilledema

By Dr. Gabriela Figueiredo Pucci @gabifpucci @neudrawlogy

#Lumbar #Puncture #indications #contraindications #neurology #management

Contributed by

Dr. Gerald Diaz

@GeraldMD

Board Certified Internal Medicine Hospitalist, GrepMed Editor in Chief 🇵🇭 🇺🇸 - Sign up for an account to like, bookmark and upload images to contribute to our community platform. Follow us on IG:  https://www.instagram.com/grepmed/ | Twitter: https://twitter.com/grepmeded/

Medical jobs

view all

0 Comments