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What Will The Spinal Tap Results Show In Case Of Dizziness?
My nephew is in the hospital. Blood sugar over 400 and severe dizziness. Doctor is doing a spinal tap. Apparently there is some question about him being dizzy. What will the spinal tap results show that would give the doctor the answer is he sincerely dizzy or not. Thank you.
Fri, 10 May 2019
Hi,
I doubt that the doctor is tapping him to determine if he is "sincerely dizzy or not." Dizziness is a subjective symptom that only a patient can tell us about. There is no test for verification of what the patient is saying, however, with a blood sugar of 400 (severe hyperglycemia) then, I am not surprised nor would I disbelieve your nephew's report of feeling dizzy...anybody would and that is to be expected.
The doctor is obviously looking for something else such as evidence of an infection, bleeding in the brain, or something else.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist
I doubt that the doctor is tapping him to determine if he is "sincerely dizzy or not." Dizziness is a subjective symptom that only a patient can tell us about. There is no test for verification of what the patient is saying, however, with a blood sugar of 400 (severe hyperglycemia) then, I am not surprised nor would I disbelieve your nephew's report of feeling dizzy...anybody would and that is to be expected.
The doctor is obviously looking for something else such as evidence of an infection, bleeding in the brain, or something else.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist
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