A Patient Has Been Admitted with Acute Confusion and Other

question 36

Multiple Choice

A patient has been admitted with acute confusion and other focal neurologic signs.The practitioner is going to perform a lumbar puncture.What is the most serious complication of lumbar puncture?

• A) Meningitis
• B) Dural tear
• C) Brainstem herniation
• D) Spinal cord trauma

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