catheter
Inserted drainage tube
A catheter is a thin, flexible tube inserted into the body to deliver fluids, drain liquids, or provide access for medical instruments.
Most commonly, a urinary catheter drains urine from the bladder: He needed a catheter after surgery.
Other types access blood vessels for medication or dialysis, or drain fluid from body cavities.
Vein-delivered medication method
- centralIn the middle, primary
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
- veinVessel toward heart
infusion · drip · lumen · patency · heparin · saline · flush · subclavian
Added film audio
- indwellingExisting permanently inside
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
- suprapubicAbove the pubic bone
- bladderOrgan holding urine
urethra · meatus · drainage · incontinence · urination · retention · urology · cystoscopy
Imaging of blood vessels
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- coronaryOf heart arteries
balloon · guidewire · fluoroscopy · pulmonary artery · electrophysiology · contrast · femoral · radial
Flexible synthetic polymer
- latexMilky plant-derived polymer
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
- polyurethaneVersatile synthetic resin compound
- hydrophilicTending to absorb water
coated · flexible · lumen · balloon · tip · hub · tubing · connector
Infection-preventing clinical protocol
- lubricationCoating to reduce friction
- guideLeader or instruction book
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
sedation · percutaneous · scope · endoscopy · placement · advancement · dressing · positioning
IV
Vein-delivered medication method
- centralIn the middle, primary
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
vein · infusion · drip · lumen · patency · heparin · saline · flush · subclavian · jugular
Foley
Added film audio
- indwellingExisting permanently inside
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
- suprapubicAbove the pubic bone
bladder · urethra · meatus · drainage · incontinence · urination · retention · urology · cystoscopy · latex
angiography
Imaging of blood vessels
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
coronary · balloon · guidewire · fluoroscopy · pulmonary artery · electrophysiology · contrast · femoral · radial · sheath
silicone
Flexible synthetic polymer
- latexMilky plant-derived polymer
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
- polyurethaneVersatile synthetic resin compound
hydrophilic · coated · flexible · lumen · balloon · tip · hub · tubing · connector · valve
sterile technique
Infection-preventing clinical protocol
- lubricationCoating to reduce friction
- guideLeader or instruction book
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
anesthesia · sedation · percutaneous · scope · endoscopy · placement · advancement · dressing · positioning · aseptic
- urinary retention
- Emergency RoomER doctor, ER nurse, triage nurse, trauma bay, gurney
- medical caresurgery, examination, injection, prescription, medication
- medical equipmentstethoscope, AED, syringe, hospital bed, surgical table
- fluid handlingpump, pipe, hose, valve, nozzle
- hospitalizationhospital bed, hospital gown, inpatient, admission, discharge papers
catheterbandage
Wound covering strip
compress · poultice · ointment · salve · adhesive strip
catheterclamp
Device for holding tight
plug · ligature · tourniquet · obstruction · blockage
- urinary catheterBladder drainage device
- heart catheterTube for cardiac access
- balloon catheterInflatable-tipped medical tube
- urinary catheterizationTube placed for urine drainage
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