Urinary Catheter

When is patient kept on urinary catheterization?

• In permanent injury or severe illness
• Someone unable to empty their bladder
• Normal patients unwilling to go for urination
• All of the above
• Both A and B

A) Urinary catheters are used only for a short period of time. B) Long term use increases the chances of infection.

• Part A is right but part B is wrong
• Part A is wrong but part B is right
• Both are right
• Both are wrong

A patient was suffering from urethral blockage. He was unable to urinate and was suffering from pain and discomfort. Which of the following is used to facilitate urine out of the urethra?

• Surgical drainage system
• Urinary catheterization
• Both B and C

In which of the following pathological condition, the doctor prescribes the use of urinary catheterization?

• Birth defects affecting the urinary tract
• Tumor within the urinary tract
• Bladder weakness or nerve damage
• All of the above

All of the following are the pathological conditions that need urinary catheterization conditions that need urinary catheterization except?

• Blockage in urethra
• Kidney stones
• Patient with stomach infection
• Enlarged prostate in males

Non-pathological problems requiring urinary catheterization is/are

• Measuring urine output
• Administering medication in bladder
• Pregnant ladies during childbirth after epidural anesthesia
• All of these

Indwelling catheters must be changed on every day.

• 15th
• 30th
• 60th
• 10th

At the time of removal of indwelling urinary catheters, the balloon's air/water is removed by using a syringe and the process is called?

• Inflation
• Deflation
• Inhalation
• Exhalation

Which process is used to secure the indwelling catheter into the bladder and prevent it's sliding out?

• Inflation of balloon
• Deflation of balloon
• Inserting the catheter deep into the bladder
• Clamping the catheter

What is a Foley catheter used for?

• Empty the bladder
• Empty the stomach
• Fill the bladder
• Empty stool