FLUOROSCOPY LUMBAR PUNCTURE ASSESSMENT, PROTOCOLS, AND INTERPRETATION

Course overview

LUMBAR PUNCTURE IS A STANDARD PROCEDURE TO OBTAIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES AND AN ESSENTIAL PROCEDURE TO PERFORM MYELOGRAPHY. THERE HAS BEEN MORE AND MORE DEMAND FROM PATIENTS AND PHYSICIANS TO PERFORM A FLUOROSCOPY-GUIDED LUMBAR PUNCTURE. HENCE, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS. THEY SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH THE METHODS OF FLUOROSCOPY-GUIDED LUMBAR PUNCTURE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS INDICATIONS, PRE-PROCEDURE ASSESSMENT OF THE PATIENT, DETAILS OF TECHNIQUES USED BY THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM, AND THE POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS.