Regional anesthesia produced by the injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space near targeted spinal nerve roots is a spinal tap.

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Regional anesthesia produced by the injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space near targeted spinal nerve roots is called an epidural block, not a spinal tap. A spinal tap is a procedure where a needle is inserted into the spinal canal to collect cerebrospinal fluid for diagnostic purposes.

Regional Anesthesia Produced by the Injection of an Anesthetic into the Epidural