Catheterization WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Catheterization
In medicine a catheter is a tube that can be inserted into a body cavity, duct or vessel. Catheters thereby allow drainage or injection of fluids or access by surgical instruments. The process of inserting a catheter is catheterization. In most uses a catheter is a thin, flexible tube: a "soft" catheter; in some uses, it is a larger, solid tube: a "hard" catheter....read more at Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Originally called Katheter and was used as a plug.1
- This procedure can be used to drain urine, administer fluids intravenously, or measure direct blood pressure.2
- Antibiotics may be necessary for patients who have a long-term urinary catheter.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Catheterization: History and Etymology
- ↑ Wikipedia: Catheterization: Uses
- ↑ Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (via HealthAtoZ): Urinary Catheterization
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- Contributor: Aimee Abellaneda
- Reviewer: Amy Sandhu
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- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Aimee Abellaneda
- Reviewer: Amy Sandhu
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Catheter, Catetherization, Catheters
- Last update: Nov. 13, 2008
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