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epidural level? - dawn


Posted: Dec 15, 2009

is planning on a lumbar epidural steroid injection. I am not sure of the level he is planning on. If it is at 4 5 or 5 6, I think he has a good chance of relief of arm pain

levels - not sure

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levels would be L4-5 and L5-S1 not sure what the 6 is about. or it could be C4-C5 and C5-C6 but that would be cervical epidural steroid injection. If it is lumbar epidural, that would not have much to do with arm pain.

I would type it 4-5, 5-6, and tag it for QA...sm - elaine

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I think the other gal is right. If it's 5-6, it can't be the lumbar spine (which only contains five vertebrae), and arm pain is more consistent with the cervical spine.

I bet "lumbar" took over the dictator's tongue by habit, but I would not change that word; I would bring the sentence to the attention of QA.

thank you! I am going with Elaine, and flagging. - dawn

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I recently heard "L7". It'll make you nuts! - elaine

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