What is catheterization?

What is catheterization?

• A. Inserting a catheter into the bloodstream
• B. Surgical removal of the bladder
• C. Inserting a needle into a vein
• D. Inserting a catheter through the urethra into the bladder to extract urine

Answer: (D)

Catheterization means placing a catheter into the urinary tract to drain urine. This typically involves threading a flexible tube through the urethra into the bladder to extract urine for drainage or collection. The other options describe different procedures: inserting a catheter into the bloodstream refers to venous catheterization for IV access; removing the bladder is a cystectomy; inserting a needle into a vein is venipuncture. Therefore, the description that specifies inserting a catheter through the urethra into the bladder to extract urine is the correct one.

Catheterization means placing a catheter into the urinary tract to drain urine. This typically involves threading a flexible tube through the urethra into the bladder to extract urine for drainage or collection. The other options describe different procedures: inserting a catheter into the bloodstream refers to venous catheterization for IV access; removing the bladder is a cystectomy; inserting a needle into a vein is venipuncture. Therefore, the description that specifies inserting a catheter through the urethra into the bladder to extract urine is the correct one.