Lumbar spinal tap
I can't think of anywhere that would try it, because the potential for paralysis is just too high, as is the cost of doing a spinal tap, and any court would consider a spinal tap an unnecessary intrusion. Any drug they need to pull a spinal tap to test for is one they're not going to be real proactive about prosecuting.
It's the same. Two terms used for one procedure. Or we may say that lumbar puncture is a spinal tap that is done in lumbar area, while spinal tap can also be performed right below the occipital bone (called suboccipital puncture). All in all it's a procedure to obtain the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord.
a spinal tap, or lumbar puncture
A medical procedure wherein a needle is inserted into the back to withdraw some spinal fluid usually to test for infection or tumor or high pressure. Often done when suspicious of meningitis in a patient with stiff neck and fever.
The duration of This Is Spinal Tap is 1.37 hours.
This Is Spinal Tap was created on 1984-03-02.
This Is Spinal Tap - album - was created in 1984.
can you have a spinal tap while on Plavix
No, a spinal tap (or lumbar puncture) is not illegal in Virginia. It is a medical procedure performed by healthcare professionals for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes with the patient's consent. It is commonly used to collect cerebrospinal fluid for testing or to administer medications.
Rob Reiner directed This Is A Spinal Tap. It was released in march 1984.
This Is Spinal Tap (1984) is a musical "mocumentary," directed and narrated by Rob Reiner.