The nurse explains that an epidural blood patch may be used to treat a headache that has resulted from a
a. brain tumor.
b. concussion.
c. lumbar puncture.
d. migraine.
C
For a post-lumbar puncture headache, an epidural blood patch accomplished by injection of 15 ml of autologous whole blood rarely fails for those who do not respond to caffeine.
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