catheters
Inserted drainage tubes
Catheters is the plural of catheter, a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to drain fluids or deliver medication.
The most common type is a urinary catheter, threaded through the urethra to empty the bladder: The nurse changed his catheters daily.
Cardiac catheters reach the heart through blood vessels for diagnosis or treatment.
Relating to urine
- FoleyAdded film audio
- bladderOrgan holding urine
- drainageLiquid removal system
- urineRenal excretion fluid
indwelling · intermittent · suprapubic · urethra · balloon · lumen · insertion · retention
Flexible synthetic polymer
- latexMilky plant-derived polymer
- polyurethaneVersatile synthetic resin compound
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
- TeflonNonstick pan coating
hydrogel · antimicrobial · coated · flexible · radiopaque · French · gauge · sterile
Procedure to widen vessels
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- coronaryOf heart arteries
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- balloonInflatable rubber sac
guidewire · fluoroscopy · arterial · venous · pacemaker · electrophysiology · intervention · occlusion
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- UTIBladder bacterial infection
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- encrustationHardened surface deposit
biofilm · thrombosis · phlebitis · dislodgement · leakage · trauma · stricture · contamination
In the middle, primary
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- portDocking place for ships
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
parenteral · subclavian · jugular · tunneled · implanted · access · flushing · saline
urinary
Relating to urine
urine · indwelling · intermittent · suprapubic · urethra · balloon · lumen · insertion · retention · obstruction
silicone
Flexible synthetic polymer
- latexMilky plant-derived polymer
- polyurethaneVersatile synthetic resin compound
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
Teflon · hydrogel · antimicrobial · coated · flexible · radiopaque · French · gauge · sterile · disposable
angioplasty
Procedure to widen vessels
balloon · guidewire · fluoroscopy · arterial · venous · pacemaker · electrophysiology · intervention · occlusion · perfusion
infection
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- UTIBladder bacterial infection
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
encrustation · biofilm · thrombosis · phlebitis · dislodgement · leakage · trauma · stricture · contamination
central
In the middle, primary
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- portDocking place for ships
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
chemotherapy · parenteral · subclavian · jugular · tunneled · implanted · access · flushing · saline · heparin
- medical devicespacemaker, defibrillator, AED, ventilator, CT scanner
- medical equipmentstethoscope, AED, syringe, hospital bed, surgical table
- medical suppliesbandage, gauze, latex gloves, syringe, nitrile gloves
- rubber productsrubber bands, rubber gloves, rubber boots, rubber mats, rubber seals
- surgerysurgery, surgeon, surgeons, operation, incision
- surgical suppliesscalpels, scalpel, forceps, clamps, retractors
catheterstransdermal patches
Adhesive delivering drugs through skin
- urinary catheterBladder drainage device
- heart catheterTube for cardiac access
- balloon catheterInflatable-tipped medical tube
- urinary catheterizationTube placed for urine drainage
catheter, catheterization, catheterize, catheterized, catheterizes, catheterizing