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What are normal results from a cardiac catheterization?
Normal findings from a cardiac catheterization will indicate no abnormalities of heart chamber size or configuration, wall motion or thickness, the direction of blood flow, or motion of the valves.
What are the normal results of male catheterization?
A catheterization program that includes correctly inserted catheters and is appropriately maintained will usually control urinary incontinence. Asceptic technique important.
What are the alternatives to female catheterization?
An alternative to catheterization is to use a pad to absorb voided urine.
What is female catheterization?
Urinary catheterization is the insertion of a catheter through the urethra into the urinary bladder for withdrawal of urine.
What are some of the problems associated with female catheterization?
Clean intermittent catheterization is preferable to long-term catheterization. Fewer catheter changes will reduce trauma and UTI, the catheterization procedure must be sterile.
What are the morbidity rates for female catheterization?
Injuries resulting from catheterization are infrequent. Deaths are extremely rare. Both complications are usually due to infections that result from improper catheter care.
What characteristics does a normal transhepatic biliary catheterization have?
Transhepatic biliary catheterization is a treatment, not a cure. Successful treatment relieves the blocked bile duct, but does not change the underlying conditions that caused the blockage.
What is aftercare for female catheterization?
Those using intermittent catheterization need to establish a schedule. Antibiotics should not be prescribed, but infection risk can be reduced by using antiseptic techniques, including washing the catheter.
What are the demographics of female catheterization?
Female catheterization may be required for various medical reasons such as urinary retention, surgery, or for monitoring urine output. While gender-specific data on catheterization demographics is not readily available, it is commonly performed on females of different ages for medical purposes.
How is the patient prepared for female catheterization?
Practitioners should give the woman to be catheterized and her caregiver a detailed explanation.
What is the preferred type of male catheterization?
Urinary catheterization should be avoided whenever possible. Clean intermittent catheterization, when practical, is preferable to long-term catheterization.
What significance do high pressure readings from a cardiac catheterization have?
Pressure readings that are higher than normal are significant for a patient's overall diagnosis.
