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An 18-year-old man was brought to the emergency department by his roommate because he has been suffering from a severe headache, very high fever, severe stiffness in his back, and general confusion. The initial diagnosis is meningitis. The attending physician orders a lumbar puncture to confirm the diagnosis. In which of the following spaces is the needle inserted to aspirate CSF fluid? 

          An 18-year-old man was brought to the emergency department by his roommate because he has been suffering from a severe headache, very high fever, severe stiffness in his back, and general confusion. The initial diagnosis is meningitis. The attending physician orders a lumbar puncture to confirm the diagnosis. In which of the following spaces is the needle inserted to aspirate CSF fluid?
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An 18-year-old man was brought to the emergency department by his roommate because he has been suffering from a severe headache, very high fever, severe stiffness in his back, and general confusion. The initial diagnosis is meningitis. The attending physician orders a lumbar puncture to confirm the diagnosis. In which of the following spaces is the needle inserted to aspirate CSF fluid?
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00:01 The cerebrospinal fluid denoted as csf is a fluid which protects the brain and the spinal cord denoted as s c from any types of damage from pressure or any accident.
00:29 Now this cerebrospinal fluid is usually in a crystal clear form.
00:42 If suppose the structure of the cerebrospinal fluid becomes turbid means, then it indicates that an increase in the presence of protein molecules or red blood cells.
01:04 Cells denoted as rbc or the wb cells denoted as wbc or the microorganicensens denoted as m .o.
01:16 Have been increased in the cerebrospinil fluid which had led to the turbid nature of the fluid.
01:26 This happens because, that is the increase in the proteins, rbcs, wbcs and microbes happens because due to the inflammation.
01:37 Of the meningitis or the meninges sorry the inflammation of the menanges a three -layer structure which protects the brain and the spinal cord the inflammation of the meninges give rise to a condition known as meningitis in this condition the inflammation of the meningitis can give rise to head ache denoted as head, sorry, h -a...
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