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Procedures: Lumbar Puncture by Alan T. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 15 Sep 2009 10:22pm Meistermed has launched a new iPhone App: Procedures: Lumbar Puncture for iPhone Andrew has graciously offered a free coupon code to Palmdoc Chronicles readers... with Procedures: Lumbar Puncture in the subject who is willing to try out this app and write a brief review. Details, screenshots, and a video demo of this application are available here Read on »

REVIEW - Procedures - Lumbar Puncture by MeisterMed by Alan T. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 06 Oct 2009 10:01pm Puncture in the app store. As someone who routinely has to do this procedure, it piqued my interest as a learning tool for junior doctors. In general it achieves this task, but not without some caveats. Lumbar puncture is a standalone app which cuts straight to the chase. The main screen opens up with just 2 options: The procedure details button gives you Read on »

Lumbar Puncture (LP) Results - Drawing Conclusions from the CSF by Emily Medical Student

Posted Wed 26 Aug 2009 10:35pm Dx RBCs* WBCs* Glucose (mg/dL) Protein (mg/dL) Opening Pressure (cm H20) Normal <10 <5 ~2/3 of serum 15 - 45 10 - 20 Bacterial Meningitis +/- ↑ ↓ ↑ ↑ Viral Meningitis +/- ↑ +/- ↑ or +/- ↑ or +/- Aseptic Me ... Read on »

Puncturing The Lumbar Spine by sawling Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 07 Jan 2009 6:04pm I am happy with myself today. =D As a student or even as a young girl, I have always watched doctors carrying out lumbar punctures (taking some fluid out from the spinal... ear to ear....why? COZ I've done a lumbar puncture successfully! yay!! Mind you, my first one was carried out last week. I failed miserably at that time. However many Read on »

Lumbar Puncture - the good, the bad, and the very painful by Eileen Gray Patient Expert

Posted Tue 15 Sep 2009 10:12pm

2 Comments It's been a month since I had my lumbar puncture. It has taken me a while to feel "normal" again - although my normal and a healthy persons normal are two very different... start by saying the lumbar puncture itself went great. I didn't feel a thing. It really was one of the easiest tests I've ever had done. I would even say it was easier than a CT Read on »

Lumbar Puncture, Osteopenia, Chemo, and Decadron by ffong Posted Thu 20 May 2010 12:00am ANC 1.5 WBC 2.1 HGB 11.8 PLT 232K Jaylon had his scheduled lumbar puncture(spinal tap) this morning. His CBC came in looking good. Earlier this week we were informed that Jay has osteopenia . Last month he complained of some foot pain so he had x-rays done and they came back showing low bone mineral density. The condition means that he Read on »

Mobility scooter puncture protection… by Ron Patient Expert

Posted Fri 12 Feb 2010 12:00am . Sealant also helps tyres to retain their pressure better (even without a puncture, tyres will slowly deflate), but, and this is vitally important, when checking your tyre pressures... it, unless you get a truly catastrophic puncture. Then, when you come to replace your inner tube, or your tyres if the wear out, gaze in amazement at all the punctures you never even Read on »

Hand Puncture Protector for Nurses by nih.gov Posted Tue 01 Feb 2011 7:00pm Description of Invention: Available for licensing and commercial development is a device that provides nurses or other health care workers with protection against accidental needle sticks. Specifically, a device has been created which protects the most susceptible areas on the back and sides of the thumb, forefinger and the a ... Read on »

A little good (lumbar puncture results) and a little bad (a very bad night). by Wendy H. Posted Thu 04 Nov 2010 2:54pm Dancers - painting by Wendy Holcombe I thought about posting a picture of a lumbar puncture here, but it’s really kinda scary looking. So I thought I’d just post a picture of something happy. After all, the results were pretty amazing. I went to Duke University Hospital’s Neuroradiology department yesterday and had a lumbar puncture Read on »

Lung Exercises - A Series of Free Videos from Pulmonary Clinical Nurse Specialist Donna Wilson by Karen Bastille Health Maven

Posted Mon 17 Jan 2011 6:15pm Donna Wilson created a series of videos to help lung cancer patients and patients with breathing problems. Different upper and lower body exercises performed to maximize the delivery of oxygen to lung tissue and the body. Breathing is an important function of our bodies. Breathing maximizes respiration and nourishes the body Read on »