A 2-week old infant was brought to the Emergency Room because of fever of one (1) week duration, accompanied with irritability, vomiting, poor feeding and seizures. On physical exam, the patient had rigid neck muscles. Which of the following is true about the medical procedure to be done to determine the cause of the patient's signs and symptoms? * O The procedure is for diagnostic purposes only. The vertebral column will be hyperextended to increase the distance between the L4 and L5 lumbar vertebrae. A long hollow needle will be inserted into the subarachnoid space to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid. The infant will be placed in a lateral position with shoulders and O legs held forward, neck extended and legs at a 90 degree angle to the hips.
A 2-week old infant was brought to the Emergency Room because of fever of one (1) week duration, accompanied with irritability, vomiting, poor feeding and seizures. On physical exam, the patient had rigid neck muscles. Which of the following is true about the medical procedure to be done to determine the cause of the patient's signs and symptoms? * O The procedure is for diagnostic purposes only. The vertebral column will be hyperextended to increase the distance between the L4 and L5 lumbar vertebrae. A long hollow needle will be inserted into the subarachnoid space to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid. The infant will be placed in a lateral position with shoulders and O legs held forward, neck extended and legs at a 90 degree angle to the hips.
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A 2-week old infant was brought to the Emergency Room because of fever of one (1) week duration, accompanied with irritability, vomiting, poor feeding and seizures. On physical exam, the patient had rigid neck muscles. Which of the following is true about the medical procedure to be done to determine the cause of the patient’s signs and symptoms?
![A 2-week old infant was brought to the Emergency Room because of
fever of one (1) week duration, accompanied with irritability, vomiting,
poor feeding and seizures. On physical exam, the patient had rigid neck
muscles. Which of the following is true about the medical procedure to
be done to determine the cause of the patient's signs and symptoms?
*
O The procedure is for diagnostic purposes only.
The vertebral column will be hyperextended to increase the
distance between the L4 and L5 lumbar vertebrae.
A long hollow needle will be inserted into the subarachnoid space
to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid.
The infant will be placed in a lateral position with shoulders and
legs held forward, neck extended and legs at a 90 degree angle to
the hips.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff62b609a-5bb4-435f-a8d3-97fa1a350732%2Fb1659ccf-b41a-4ffe-ab04-2628d8dcb029%2Fsb4e7sk_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A 2-week old infant was brought to the Emergency Room because of
fever of one (1) week duration, accompanied with irritability, vomiting,
poor feeding and seizures. On physical exam, the patient had rigid neck
muscles. Which of the following is true about the medical procedure to
be done to determine the cause of the patient's signs and symptoms?
*
O The procedure is for diagnostic purposes only.
The vertebral column will be hyperextended to increase the
distance between the L4 and L5 lumbar vertebrae.
A long hollow needle will be inserted into the subarachnoid space
to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid.
The infant will be placed in a lateral position with shoulders and
legs held forward, neck extended and legs at a 90 degree angle to
the hips.
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