A Lumbar Puncture Is Done on an Infant Suspected to Have

question 12

Multiple Choice

A lumbar puncture is done on an infant suspected to have meningitis.If the infant has bacterial meningitis,the nurse would expect the cerebral spinal fluid to show what result?

• A)An elevated white blood cell count
• B)An elevated red blood cell count
• C)Normal glucose
• D)A decreased white blood cell count

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Definitions:

Electrically Stimulated

Refers to the activation of tissues, including nerves and muscles, using electric currents, often for therapeutic purposes.

Brain

The organ located in the head of an organism that coordinates its actions and sensory information by transmitting signals to and from different parts of its body.

Auditory Nerve

A nerve in the inner ear that transmits sound information from the cochlea to the brain.

Neurons

Specialized cells in the nervous system that transmit information via electrical and chemical signals.