catheterize
Definition
Verb: * To insert a catheter (a thin, flexible tube) into a body cavity, duct, or vessel, typically to drain fluid or administer medication.
Usage
This is a technical medical term used by healthcare professionals. It describes a specific clinical procedure. * The primary object of the verb is the body part or the patient receiving the catheter. * It is most commonly used in the passive voice in clinical notes and reports.
Examples
- The nurse needed to catheterize the patient to monitor urine output accurately.
- After the surgery, the doctor decided to catheterize the bladder.
- The patient was catheterized upon admission to the intensive care unit.
- The standard procedure is to catheterize before starting the lengthy operation.
Advanced Usage
- "To catheterize for...": This phrasing specifies the purpose of the procedure.
- The team will catheterize the central vein for parenteral nutrition.
Variants and Related Words
- Catheterization (noun): The act or process of inserting a catheter.
- Bladder catheterization is a common postoperative procedure.
- Catheter (noun): The tube itself.
- A Foley catheter was inserted.
- Decatheterize (verb, less common): To remove a catheter.
- The patient was decatheterized on the third day.
Synonyms
- Cannulate (specifically for inserting a cannula into a blood vessel).
- Intubate (specifically for inserting a tube into the trachea).
Antonyms
- Decatheterize (to remove a catheter).
- Extubate (to remove a tube from the trachea).
Verb
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insert a catheter into (a body part)
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catheterize the patient's bladder
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