Maternal and Child Care: A 9-year-old girl who is suspected of having an infection of the central nervous system
is undergoing a lumbar puncture to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid for analysis. The nurse
knows that the needle will be introduced into the subarachnoid space at the level of
which of the following vertebrae?

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A 9-year-old girl who is suspected of having an infection of the central nervous system 
is undergoing a lumbar puncture to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid for analysis. The nurse 
knows that the needle will be introduced into the subarachnoid space at the level of 
which of the following vertebrae?

James Marion Endrina Entice · Accepted Answer

L4 or L5

Maternal and Child Care

A 9-year-old girl who is suspected of having an infection of the central nervous system is undergoing a lumbar puncture to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid for analysis. The nurse knows that the needle will be introduced into the subarachnoid space at the level of which of the following vertebrae?

L4 or L5

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