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The health care provider may find signs of meningeal irritation(similar to meningitis), such as stiff neck or back stiffness with difficulty bending the neck. The person also might have difficulty lifting the head or lifting the legs when lying fl...
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Fever and asymmetric flaccid paralysis without sensory loss in a child or young adult almost always indicate poliomyelitis. Using a long, thin needle inserted into the lower back to withdraw spinal fluid (lumbar puncture) will reveal increased wh...
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The diagnosis of poliomyelitis is based on the recovery of the virus from the throat or feces of a person. It is possible to isolate the virus from the cerebrospinal fluid, but this is uncommon.
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Fever and asymmetric flaccid paralysis without sensory loss in a child or young adult almost always indicate poliomyelitis. Using a long, thin needle inserted into the lower back to withdraw spinal fluid (lumbar puncture) will reveal increased...
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During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient''s body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems.
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A fecal culture is a laboratory test to find organisms in the stool(feces) that can cause gastrointestinal symptoms and disease.
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Stool culture is a test to identify bacteria in patients with a suspected infection of the digestive tract. A sample of the patient''s feces is placed in a special medium where bacteria is then grown.
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A stool culture is a laboratory test used to isolate and identify pathogens in the feces of patients suspected of having digestive tract infections. A sample of the patient''s feces is placed on several different types of nutrient media and observe...
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A throat swab culture is a laboratory test done to isolate and identify organisms that may cause infection in the throat.You will be asked to tilt your head back and open your mouth wide. The health care provider rubs a sterile cotton swab along t...
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A throat culture is a technique for identifying disease bacteria in material taken from the throat. Most throat cultures are done to rule out infections caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci, which cause strep throat.
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A throat culture is a technique for identifying disease-causing microorganisms in material taken from the throat. Most throat cultures are performed to identify infections caused by Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci, which cause strep throat.The...
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A throat culture is a microbiological procedure for identifying disease-causing bacterial organisms in material taken from the throat. A throat swab will capture the causative organism in most cases and the culture will allow the specific organism...
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Although many people assume that a sore throat means strep throat, most sore throats are not strep.
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Strep bacteria pass from one person to another through nose and throat fluids when an infected person coughs or sneezes or touches another person or object with a hand contaminated by these fluids.
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Antibody titer is a laboratory test that measures the presence and amount of antibodies in blood. The antibody level in the blood is a reflection of past exposure to an antigen or to something that the body does not recognize as belonging to itself.
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Cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) analysis is a laboratory test to measure proteins, sugar(glucose), and other chemicals in the fluid that surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord.A sample of CSF is needed. A spinal tap is the most common way to co...
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A cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) culture is a laboratory test to look for bacteria, fungi, and viruses in the clear fluid that moves in the space surrounding the spinal cord.A sample of CSF is needed. This is usually done with a lumbar puncture.
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Lumbar puncture(LP) is the technique of using a needle to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) from the spinal canal. CSF is the clear, watery liquid that protects the central nervous system from injury and cushions it from the surrounding bone struc...
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Detailed information on spinal tap, also called lumbar puncture A spinal tap, also called lumbar puncture, is done to measure the amount of pressure in the spinal canal and/or to remove a small amount of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) for testing. Cerebral spinal fluid is the fluid that bathes your child's brain and spinal cord. In some cases, a spinal tap may also be done so medication can be injected into the spinal fluid, or to remove excess CSF in babies with hydrocephalus (a condition in which there is an overproduction or lack of absorption of the cerebral spinal fluid that is found inside the ventricles, fluid-filled areas, inside of the brain). A special needle will be used for the spinal tap.
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A lumbar puncture is also called a spinal tap. A lumbar puncture may be used to look for problems in your brain, spinal cord, and related structures.
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