Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 14, 2008 12:14
16 yrs ago
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English term
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LP
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Medical
Medical (general)
Doctor's instructions regarding patient who overdosed on "bad" ecstasy:
"Let's start a Nitroprusside drip. Titrate to systolic pressure of a hundred and forty. We'd better start a cooling protocol, stat. Once the pressure's down we can rehydrate her. Let's set her up for an LP."
I need to know for certain what LP stands for.
Many thanks in advance.
"Let's start a Nitroprusside drip. Titrate to systolic pressure of a hundred and forty. We'd better start a cooling protocol, stat. Once the pressure's down we can rehydrate her. Let's set her up for an LP."
I need to know for certain what LP stands for.
Many thanks in advance.
Responses
| 1 +4 | lumbar puncture |
Mihaela Ghiuzeli
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| 3 +1 | lumbar puncture |
Alison MacG
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May 28, 2008 11:54: Mihaela Ghiuzeli Created KOG entry
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Mihaela Ghiuzeli
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Native in: Romanian
Works in: Romanian to English, English to Romanian
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lumbar puncture
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/LP Not sure in your particular context but this is what it stands for.
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Note added at 32 mins (2008-05-14 12:47:11 GMT)
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The BC method uses external information on the so-called latency period (LP) between onset of a process (e.g. HIV infection, first heroin use) and observed endpoint (e.g. AIDS diagnosis, first treatment
Another possibility would be "latency period"(drug related) but I'm not sure in this context either.
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Note added at 32 mins (2008-05-14 12:47:11 GMT)
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The BC method uses external information on the so-called latency period (LP) between onset of a process (e.g. HIV infection, first heroin use) and observed endpoint (e.g. AIDS diagnosis, first treatment
Another possibility would be "latency period"(drug related) but I'm not sure in this context either.
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Jonathan MacKerron
: was my first thought as well, but still not enough info to go on I'm afraid
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Not sure in this particular context either. I guess I am more courageous.
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Nesrin
: 'Ecstasy' intoxication...The brain computed tomography scan and lumbar puncture results were normal. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14676510
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Thank you Nesrin.
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Siegfried Armbruster
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Thank you Siegfried.
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Luis Elizondo Herrera
: Nesrin, is totally right, ecstasy intoxication triggers a medical diferential diagnosis with meningitis since you have a similar clinical presentation
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Thank you edocr.
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Michael Barnett
: Hi Mihaela. I see that edocr is also a physician. There is no uncertainty here, no ambiguity, no lingering doubt, no need for more information. It is clearly, obviously, lumbar puncture.
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Thank you Michael. Also thanks to all the doctors for stepping in and validating the answer.
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Alison MacG
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lumbar puncture
Not sure, but seems a possibility
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Jason Kang
: As a medical doctor, I am sure it stands for lumbar puncture.
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Discussion
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_MDMA_on_the_human_bo...
They do mention the use of lorezepam (LP?), but your sentence seems to point to something else