NERVOUS SYSTEM SPECIAL SENSE
SPINALCORD
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spinal tap
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subdural tap
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epidural block
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subarachnoid block
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Detailed explanation-1: -Epidural anesthesia is performed by introducing a needle between the lumbar, thoracic, or cervical vertebrae and injecting anesthetic medication into the epidural space, via the epidural needle and/or a catheter inserted through the needle into the epidural space (figure 1).
Detailed explanation-2: -For an epidural: The doctor injects medicine just outside of the sac of fluid around your spinal cord. This is called the epidural space. The medicine numbs, or blocks, feeling in a certain part of your body so that you either feel less pain or no pain at all depending on the procedure.
Detailed explanation-3: -A Tuohy (/tOO-ee/) needle is a hollow hypodermic needle, very slightly curved at the end, suitable for inserting epidural catheters. A 16G Portex Tuohy needle and epidural catheter.