What does puncture examination mean?

Puncture examination is a method of extracting human tissue fluid for examination and testing. Common puncture examinations include amniocentesis, breast puncture and spinal puncture.

Puncture examination

1, that is, a diagnosis and treatment technique of puncturing different parts of the body with a puncture needle to extract local secretions or tissues for examination, which has the advantages of simple operation, little trauma, accuracy and rapidity.

2. Puncture examination generally includes abdominal puncture, thoracic puncture, lumbar puncture and superficial mass puncture biopsy. Such as trauma, inflammation, bleeding and other factors, resulting in pleural effusion, pericardium, abdominal cavity and other parts

3. X-ray examination can be used to determine the position of effusion, and then local puncture examination can be carried out, and the effusion in the cavity can be sucked out and detected to determine the nature of the disease, which is beneficial to the subsequent diagnosis.

4, suspected encephalitis, meningitis and other diseases can be carried out according to the doctor's advice lumbar puncture, cerebrospinal fluid extraction for inspection, bacterial culture, etc. To facilitate diagnosis and treatment. Puncture examination of mass is to extract tissue cells such as mass and nodule for pathological examination to determine the nature of mass and facilitate the next treatment.

5. Before the puncture examination, the puncture point should be determined under the guidance of a doctor in combination with the condition, blood routine and X-ray examination results, and the examination should be started after local anesthesia. After the examination, it is necessary to compress the stabbed part to stop bleeding, while the patients with mass puncture need to closely observe the local state, such as whether there is exudate or blood seepage.