When would a neurologist administer a lumbar puncture?
a) When they need to obtain cerebrospinal fluid for further testing.
b) When they need to determine the size of the ventricles.
c) To numb the patient's spinal chord before surgery.
d) To analyze a tumours obstruction in the brain.
e) To find any malformation of the spinal cords discs.
Question 2
When a client has a disorder of the nervous system, they will most likely go to a _____ for treatment and assesment.
a) a psychoanalyst
b) neurologist
c) experimental neuropsychologist
d) cognitive neuropsychologist
e) clinician
Pneumothorax. Figure illustrates how puncture of thoracic wall and tearing of pleural membrane allow
(A) Lumbar puncture, also known as spinal tap; (B) section of the vertebral column showing the spina
Lumbar puncture.
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