Urethral catheterisation · Prevention · D54

Before the balloon

Allow about two minutes for two rounds. This scenario is teaching content; the score supports revision and does not assess clinical competence.

Urethral catheterisationPrevention · Core

The scenario

  • Routine catheterisation.
  • The catheter has passed easily to a point where the hub is a few centimetres from the meatus.
What you see
  • No urine yet.
Urethral catheterisation: the catheter tip and balloon relative to the bladder neck
Urethral catheterisation: the catheter tip and balloon relative to the bladder neck
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Teaching only · not for diagnosis or treatment decisions