Lumbar puncture - Quiz
A) Infection at the puncture site B) Immediate paralysis C) Post-dural-puncture headache with nausea D) Severe back pain
A) Intravenous caffeine injection B) Use of antibiotics C) Immediate lumbar surgery D) Strict maintenance of a supine posture for two hours
A) Nausea without headache B) Headache relieved by lying down C) Immediate relief after fluid infusion D) A headache that occurs only when sitting up
A) Antibiotic therapy B) Increased physical activity C) Epidural blood patch D) Immediate lumbar surgery
A) Has no effect on the risk B) Only affects success rate, not headache C) Reduces the risk significantly D) Increases the risk significantly
A) Loss of consciousness B) Severe back pain C) Immediate paralysis D) Anomalous sensations (paresthesia) in a leg
A) T12 B) L3/L4 C) Inferior border of L1 D) C7
A) It leads to severe headaches B) Because it causes immediate paralysis C) Due to the risk of back pain exacerbation D) It increases the risk of infection
A) Immediate recovery without complications B) Frequent need for analgesia C) Perforation of abnormal dural arterio-venous malformations D) Common occurrence of infections
A) Intravenous antibiotic therapy B) Immediate lumbar surgery C) Strict bed rest D) Computed tomography (CT) of the brain
A) Immediate fluid withdrawal B) Use of aseptic technique C) Proper needle placement D) Inadvertent puncture of the dura mater
A) They prevent uncal herniation B) They may improve symptoms by reducing cerebrospinal fluid pressure temporarily C) They permanently cure IIH D) They are the primary and most effective treatment for IIH
A) Immediate cure for idiopathic intracranial hypertension B) Uncal herniation C) Permanent relief from headaches D) Improved vision permanently
A) Increased intracranial pressure without any other conditions B) Normal pressure hydrocephalus C) Coagulopathy or decreased platelet count (<50 billion/L) D) Focal neurological signs
A) Urinary incontinence B) Dementia C) Headache D) Altered gait
A) Deformities do not affect the procedure B) It is always safe regardless of the physician's experience C) It may pose risks if performed by an inexperienced physician D) Lumbar puncture can correct vertebral deformities
A) Normal pressure hydrocephalus B) Idiopathic intracranial hypertension C) Increased blood pressure D) Coagulopathy
A) Kidney stones B) Gallbladder inflammation C) Suspected meningitis D) Peptic ulcer
A) Heinrich Quincke B) Edward Jenner C) Alexander Fleming D) Louis Pasteur
A) Meningitis B) Eczema C) Diabetes D) Asthma
A) X-ray B) CT scan C) Ultrasound D) MRI
A) 300–350 mL B) 50–75 mL C) 200–250 mL D) 125–150 mL
A) Cauda equina B) Conus medullaris C) Lumbar cistern D) Arachnoid granulations
A) Sitting on a stool with head and shoulders forward B) On their side, approximating a fetal position C) Standing upright D) Lying flat on their back
A) The patient feels a sharp pain B) The needle encounters resistance C) Cerebrospinal fluid immediately flows out D) A second 'give' is felt as the needle enters the lumbar cistern
A) Fluoroscopy (continuous X-ray imaging) B) Ultrasound C) CT scan D) MRI
A) Cincinnati method B) Boston method C) Miami method D) Denver method
A) A refrigerator B) The laboratory C) An autoclave D) A storage room
A) Refrigerated B) Heated C) Frozen D) Room temperature
A) Hemolysis B) Pleocytosis C) Erythrophagocytosis D) Gram staining
A) Antibody-mediated tests B) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) C) Gram staining D) Microbiological culture
A) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) B) Microbiological culture C) India ink test D) Gram staining
A) India ink test B) Gram staining C) Cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) test D) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
A) Viral infections B) Fungal infections C) Leukemia D) Common bacterial pathogens
A) About 80% B) About 40% C) About 60% D) Equal to peripheral levels
A) Multiple sclerosis B) De Vivo disease C) Hereditary mitochondrial disease D) Diabetes
A) Bacterial meningitis B) Diabetes C) Hepatic encephalopathies D) Viral infections
A) Hypocapnia B) Bacterial meningitis C) Heritable mitochondrial disease D) Cancer of the CNS
A) Hydrocephalus B) Multiple sclerosis C) Diabetes D) Narcolepsy type 1
A) Peripheral infection B) Normal immune function C) Diabetes D) Intrathecal antibody production
A) Johns Hopkins B) Heinrich Quincke C) Walter Essex Wynter D) Arthur H. Wentworth
A) 1891 B) 1889 C) 1893 D) 1920
A) Walter Essex Wynter B) Arthur H. Wentworth C) Johns Hopkins D) Heinrich Quincke
A) 1889 B) 1920 C) 1891 D) 1893
A) 1970s B) 1980s C) 1890s D) 1920s |
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