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traumatic tap

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traumatic tap
A diagnostic lumbar puncture in which there is incidental hemorrhage due to violent Pt movement or tearing of vessels, a risk inherent in the procedure; TTs are differentiated from subarachnoid hemorrhage by absence of xanthochromia, ↓ RBCs in serial tubes, rapid coagulation
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On the other hand, traumatic taps with bleeding occurs in 10% to 20% of lumbar punctures.
Semiquantitative xanthochromia by Baer, Daniel M. / Medical Laboratory Observer
17) There are other methods to distinguish traumatic tap from true hemorrhage.
Xanthochromia: a survey of laboratory methodology and its clinical ... by Edlow, Jonathan A.; Bruner, Kathy S.; Horowitz, Gary L. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
A traumatic tap is detected frequently by clearing the later tubes when several tubes are collected and by clotting the CSF when it is very bloody.
Answering your questions on blood banking and CLIA, xanthochromia and ... by Statland, Bernard E. / Medical Laboratory Observer
 
 
 
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