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PERIPHERAL CATHETER INSERTION Image Source: https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/peripheral-venous-catheter What is peripheral catheter? Every patient who is admitted in the hospital requires intravenous access for injection. It is a soft pvc catheter inserted commonly into the veins of the forearm and hand. It is fixed with dressing material so it don’t displace and can be maintained for aRead more

FOLEY CATHETER INSERTION Image Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foley_catheter What is Foley’s Catheterization? It is rubber catheter inserted into the urinary bladder for urine collection outside of the body into a bag. There are two kinds of catheter, rubber catheter and silicon catheter. The silicon catheter can be kept for long time into the bladder when needed. WhyRead more

PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER INSERTION What is Pulmonary Artery Catheter Insertion? Image Source: https://accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=683&sectionid=45343692 The Pulmonary arterial catheter is a catheter which goes inside the heart into the pulmonary artery to monitor heart and pulmonary arterial pressures. It can be inserted either via neck veins or via groin veins. It is a complex procedure thus itRead more

PLEURAL FLUID TAPPING Pleural Fluid Tapping / Thoracocentesis / Pleural Aspiration Image Source: https://www.slideshare.net/rongon28us/thorax-pleura This is a procedure to remove fluid from the space between the lining of the outside of the lungs (pleura) and the wall of the chest. Normally, very little fluid is present in this space. An accumulation of excess fluid betweenRead more

DIALYSIS PORT INSERTION Hemodialysis Catheter Insertion (HD Port) HD port or catheter is a conduit or intravenous access which can be inserted into a large Central vein mainly for the purpose of hemodialysis. The most probable sites are The Jugular – In the neck; The Subclavian- below the collar bone; The femorals – in theRead more

CENTRAL LINE INSERTION What is Central Line Insertion? Image Source: https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/CVL A central line is a conduit or intravenous access which can be inserted into a large Central vein. The most probable sites are The Jugular – In the neck; The Subclavian- below the collar bone; The femoral – in the groin. The main purposeRead more

BRONCHOSCOPY What is Bronchoscopy? Bronchoscopy is where a thin tube-like instrument with a camera at its tip is used to examine the breathing passages/tubes of your lungs. The bronchoscope enables the doctor to see inside the breathing passages of your lungs and if required, to take samples of mucus/phlegm or tissue from inside your lungs.Read more