Nursing Specialties: Lumbar Puncture

Lumbar puncture (spinal tap) is a diagnostic and at times therapeutic procedure that is performed in order to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for biochemical, microbiological, and cytological analysis, or occasionally as a treatment “therapeutic lumbar puncture” to relieve increased intracranial pressure. Although usually used for diagnostic purposes to rule out potential... 

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Take Care Health Systems

Take Care Health Systems, one of the largest managers of convenient care clinics and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Walgreens has opened five Take Care Clinics at Walgreens drugstores in Fort Lauderdale. The clinics are walk-in, professional health care centers open seven days a week with extended evening and weekend hours. Take Care Health Systems now has 41 clinics in the state, including four in the... 

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