A A LUMBAR puncture is when fluid is taken from around the spinal cord by inserting a needle through one of the discs in the base of the spine. In no non-HIV subject did lumbar puncture alter management.
Definition of 'Rationing'. Definition: Rationing refers to an artificial control on the distribution of scarce resources, food items, industrial production, etc. In banking, credit rationing is a situation when banks limit the supply of loans to consumers.
Age based rationing of health care is part of daily life in the NHS. As Graham Sutton writes, âAgeism seems to be embedded in the NHS cultureâ (BMJ 1997;315:1032-3). I have argued elsewhere that the concept is morally indefensible (BMJ 1995;310:1179-82). My suggestion is that it should now be made illegal.