腰椎穿刺可以帮助诊断脑膜感染。

A lumbar puncture can help diagnose infections of the meninges.

可反复进行腰椎穿刺，将脑脊液中的碎屑清理掉。

Repeated lumbar punctures may be performed to clear the cerebrospinal fluid of such debris.

他自己认为只是由于过去几周内过度劳累以及天气的影响，但是他的体检显示是神经系统问题，于是决定检测腰椎穿刺和脑部MRI。

He blames it on being overworked and under the weather for the past few weeks. A physical exam turns up some neurological abnormalities and a lumbar puncture and brain MRI are performed.

我提前去做了腰椎穿刺。

I went ahead and did the tap.

你刚才说的马上做腰椎穿刺什么意思?

What do you mean by doing the LP just right?