Procedures
Arterial blood gas sampling, lumbar puncture, thoracentesis, chest drain, paracentesis, arthrocentesis, abscess drainage and nasal packing.
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- Arterial blood gas sampling and the Allen testA small blood sample is taken from an artery, usually at the wrist, to measure oxygen, carbon…
- Arthrocentesis of the kneeA needle is passed into the swollen knee to draw off joint fluid, both to find the cause of the…
- Chest drain insertion and careA tube is placed between the ribs into the chest to let out air, blood, pus or fluid and keep…
- Diagnostic and large-volume paracentesisA needle is placed through the belly wall to take out fluid that has collected in the abdomen…
- Diagnostic and therapeutic pleural aspirationA needle or thin tube is placed between the ribs to take fluid from around the lung, to test it…
- Difficult urethral catheterisation and suprapubic optionsWhen the usual tube will not pass into the bladder, doctors use special tubes, a guide or a tube…
- Epistaxis: compression, cautery and nasal packingA nosebleed is stopped step by step: pressing the soft nose, then sealing the bleeding spot…
- Fine-needle aspiration of a lumpA very thin needle takes a few cells from a lump so a pathologist can look at them under the…
- Incision and drainage of a skin abscessThe skin over a pus collection is cut open so the pus drains out; letting it out, more than…
- Lumbar punctureA thin needle is passed between two bones of the lower back to collect the fluid around the…
- Needle aspiration and decompression of a pneumothoraxA needle is put into the chest to let out air that has collapsed a lung, either calmly or as an…
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