Features

• Indications for diagnostic and therapeutic lumbar puncture
• Detailed contraindications to help you avoid doing the procedure when risks outweigh benefits
• Helps you decide if head CT is needed or not before the spinal tap
• Step-by-step description of the technique
• High-resolution video demonstration with narrated commentary highlights key points for success
• Add your own notes
• Created with procedural expert, Dr. Joseph Esherick, the director of the medical intensive care unit at Ventura County Medical Center in Ventura, California and a teacher of the Hospitalist Procedures course for the National Procedures Institute.

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