Lumbar puncture (LP) is a fundamental procedure for a clinician. Used primarily as a diagnostic test for central nervous system infection (e.g. meningitis) or inflammation (e.g. multiple sclerosis), it can be also used for therapeutic relief of benign intracranial hypertension or for spinal access for myelography or anesthesia.
Learn how to perform a LP by seamlessly moving between the learning media; text, video, anatomy and simulator. In the simulator, learn how to obtain a cerebrospinal fluid sample in learn mode or test yourself in test mode by choosing medical tools with your computer mice and performing the procedure in a virtual environment. In test mode you may also choose multi-choice questions to test your understanding. Examine your performance in either mode in your personalized logbook and print this record for your own documentation.
Read a concise step-by-step description of how to perform a LP (cerebrospinal fluid tap), steps are based upon evidence-based medicine and have hyperlinks to the relevant abstracts in Pubmed. Watch the procedure performed by an expert and observe how to position the patient at the edge of the bed in the left lateral decubitus position with the spine flexed. Review the lumbar spinal cord anatomy by viewing a close-up segment of the vertebrate, the ligamentum flavum and membranes (dura mater and arachnoid mater), cerebrospinal fluid and the cauda equina.
The lumbar puncture module is essential to have in your collection.
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