Practicals · Critical Care Medicine · Nervous system
Lumbar puncture
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- minimum 15 (DrNB log book)
Videos and resources
- VideoHow to do a lumbar puncture2:55
- VideoLumbar Puncture: Everything You Need to Know3:46
- +66 more links
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“Lumbar puncture” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 26)
“Lumbar puncture” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 36)
“Lumbar puncture (intradural/spinal)” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 5)
“Lumbar puncture needle” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 26)