asmi
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what is the first diagnostic test of choice (cost effective) ?
1.Ct scan
2.MRI
3. L.P.
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| oddissy4u
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:arrow: LP
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| asmi
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Im little confused in here :roll: ,CT scan or LP which one to go first .
Can anyone tell me ?
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| anne
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LP surely,having mentioned cost effectiveness.
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| dimps
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in kaplan notes it is given CT scan is the initial test ,
if the initial CT scan is normal and a SAH is still suspected tnan a LP is done
kaplan medicine pg 107
correct me if i m wrong
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| asmi
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I agree with you dimps .
since LP in SAH shows xanthochromia (blood mixed in CSF)..we don't go for LP first .
but only when mentioned cost effective...i think LP should be answer ? :roll:
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| merrk
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An LP is contraindicated in case of increased ICP.
If CT is -ve shows no mass lesion, intracerebral hematoma or hydrocephalus (all C/I) do an LP, >12hrs after the onset of headache.
CSF is uniformly bloody after a few hrs and xanthochromic after a few hrs.
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