Lumbar Puncture

Also written as LP.

Blood pressure and urine protein (to exclude pre-eclampsia), urinalysis and culture, and a lumbar puncture if meningitis is suspected.

What our notes say

Blood pressure and urine protein (to exclude pre-eclampsia), urinalysis and culture, and a lumbar puncture if meningitis is suspected. (Junior Clerkship in Reproductive Health (MBOG 4200): end of year examination, 4 )
Lumbar puncture when the baby is stable (cells, protein, glucose and culture) to exclude meningitis, and urine culture in late-onset sepsis. (Integrated case paper: Medicine, Surgery, Gynaecology and Paediatrics (160 marks)
The following are contraindications for carrying out a lumbar puncture in a child suspected to have meningitis EXCEPT: (Paediatrics Year 6 MBChB end of semester CAT: clinical case MCQs, 29 of 30 quest)
A normal CT does not exclude it, so a lumbar puncture (to look for xanthochromia) is needed. (Psychiatry Year 4 CAT: June 2023, schizophrenia, dementia, eating disorders and )
Bacterial meningitis: stat ceftriaxone and lumbar puncture (Treatment of Infectious Disease: 5-case clinical quiz)
Tuberculous meningitis: RHZE, prednisolone and lumbar puncture (Treatment of Infectious Disease: 5-case clinical quiz)