TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 115. Lumbar Puncture A1 - Reichman, Eric F. PY - 2013 T2 - Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e AB - Meningitis and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are serious life-threatening conditions. They require prompt and accurate diagnosis in the Emergency Department due to their significant morbidity and mortality. There are many diagnostic modalities available to the Emergency Physician to assist in the diagnosis. However, the lumbar puncture (LP) is still considered the gold standard. The LP is a procedure that is often performed in the Emergency Department to obtain information about the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to aid in the diagnosis of a variety of medical conditions. Knowledge about the proper indications, contraindications, various techniques, equipment, and recognition and treatment of its complications is vital to any Emergency Physician who performs this procedure. An LP should be performed after a thorough neurological exam. Significant morbidity and mortality can result if the procedure is performed on the wrong patient. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57712097 ER -