Urethral catheterisation · Recognition · D53
The catheter that stops at fifteen
Allow about two minutes for two rounds. This scenario is teaching content; the score supports revision and does not assess clinical competence.
The scenario
- Catheterisation for retention in a man with a large prostate.
- A junior has had two attempts.
What you see
- Blood at the meatus.
- The catheter passes to about fifteen centimetres and stops.
- No urine drains.
Teaching only · not for diagnosis or treatment decisions