Today's Topic - "CATHETER"

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Today’s Topic - “CATHETER”

✓Catheter is a Soft Thin Hollow Tube made up of Soft plastics material inserted into your Bladder to passes urine freely.

✓The Catheter Collects Urine from the bladder and Drains into a Drainage Bag.
Urinary Catheter comes in different Sizes & types:-

  • Rubber
  • Plastic( PVC )
  • Silicone

✓Catheter is Recommended when a person is suffering from problem in which he or she Cannot empty their Urinary bladder, in case of Urinary Tract Disease & when Anesthesia is given to a patient leads to loosing his CNS control on the Involuntary & Voluntary action on the Smooth muscle, Internal urethral sphincter muscle & External urethral sphincter muscle.

✓Emptying the Bladder is very necessary to prevent Infections & for Healthy Kidney.If the bladder do not emptied then urine Creates hydrostatic pressure on kidneys which may leads to Kidney Failure in which More than 90% of Nephrons are lost.

✓Elderly People who lose their control on the Urinary system or Severe illnesses Looses their urine frequently,Catheters are Recommended.