a lumbar puncture, a procedure whereby a sample of spinal fluid is taken
Jim had chest X-rays and a painful spinal tap.
Occasionally, a spinal tap is taken to evaluate the chemistry of the cerebrospinalfluid.
Examples of 'spinal tap' in a sentence
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A lumbar spinal tap revealed albuminocytologic dissociation without cultured organisms.
Koh Horikoshi, MD, Satoshi Tsutsumi, MD, Masanori Ito, MD, Hiroshi Izumi, MD, HisatoIshii, MD 2019, 'Atypical spinal endodermal cyst presenting with contralateral C2 neuralgia and asepticmeningitis', Radiology Case Reportshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193004331930007X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Varicella-zoster virus meningitis was confirmed by spinal tap.
Koji Nanmoku, Takayuki Yamamoto, Makoto Tsujita, Takahisa Hiramitsu, Norihiko Goto,Akio Katayama, Shunji Narumi, Yoshihiko Watarai, Takaaki Kobayashi, Kazuharu Uchida 2015, 'Virus-Associated Hemophagocytic Syndrome in Renal Transplant Recipients: Report of2 Cases from a Single Center', Case Reports in Hematologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/876301. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Examinations were done before and after spinal tap test.
Katrin Abram, Silvia Bohne, Peter Bublak, Panagiota Karvouniari, Carsten M. Klingner,Otto W. Witte, Orlando Guntinas-Lichius, Hubertus Axer 2016, 'The Effect of Spinal Tap Test on Different Sensory Modalities of Postural Stabilityin Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus', Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extrahttp://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/450602. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The fluid obtained by spinal tap was sent for microbiological, biochemical and cytological evaluation.
Pooja K Suresh, Jyoti Ramanath Kini, Sridevi H Basavaiah, Hema Kini, Urmila N Khadilkar,Shrijeet Chakraborti 2018, 'Neoplastic meningitis: A study from a Tertiary Care Hospital from coastal India',Journal of Cytologyhttp://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2018;volume=35;issue=4;spage=255;epage=259;aulast=Suresh. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The symptoms stopped after administration of diphenidramine, preventing a spinal tap.
Eliane Roseli Barreira, Ricardo Borges Magaldi 2009, 'Distonia aguda relacionada ao uso de bromoprida em pacientes pediátricos Acute dystoniaafter use of bromopride in pediatric patients', Revista Paulista de Pediatriahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822009000100017. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)