Sentences with phrase «flushing of the catheter»

When a clot occurs, a forceful flushing of the catheter may be enough to move it.

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This is done by placing a urinary catheter through the urethral opening and either through the obstruction itself, or using pulses of flushing solution to move the plug back into the bladder where it can be dissolved.

Some stones can be dissolved with special diets or flushed out of the bladder through a urinary catheter, but others require surgical removal.

If gentle pressure on the bladder and massage of the penis is not sufficient, many veterinarians use a small, soft catheter to «jet» a stream of saline around the plugs and flush them out.

This is then followed up with more intensive therapy which includes placement of a urinary catheter to relieve the obstruction and clean out the bladder; intravenous fluid administration to «flush out» the kidneys and restore normal electrolyte balance; blood and urine testing to determine the cause of the obstruction and the extent of kidney damage; and X-rays to examine the bladder for stones or sediment.

• Catheterization and flushing of the bladder - Bladder sludge is usually treatable by anesthetizing the bunny, placing a catheter into the bladder and flushing the bladder with saline to dilute the sludge material.

The most common uses of local anesthetics in the rabbit include minor skin procedures (skin biopsies, small tumor removals, IV catheter placement), ophthalmic procedures (tear duct flushing and thorough eye exam) and nasoesophageal tube placement (the drops are put in the nose so the small tube can be placed in the awake patient without discomfort).