Core Competencies for Rutgers New Jersey Medical School - RBHS

The New England Journal of Medicine - Videos in Clinical Medicine - Catheterization of the Urethra in Male Children - "Urethral catheterization permits direct drainage of the urinary bladder, and is often performed in pediatric practice. It may be used for diagnostic purposes, such as collection of an uncontaminated urine specimen for culture and urinalysis, when it is essential to obtain a urine specimen from a young child who cannot void on command. Urethral catheterization also may be performed to carry out voiding cystourethrography or to monitor urine output in certain postoperative patients or very ill patients." - Catheterization of the Urethra in Male Children Laurence E. Lacroix, M.D., Aaron Vunda, M.D., Nadia M. Bajwa, M.D., Annick Galetto-Lacour, M.D., and Alain Gervaix, M.D. N Engl J Med 2010; 363:e19 September 30, 2010 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMvcm0808873

The New England Journal of Medicine - Videos in Clinical Medicine - Female Urethral Catheterization - "Female urethral catheterization, the insertion of a catheter through the urethra into the urinary bladder to permit drainage of urine, is a fundamental skill for the practicing health care professional. This video discusses the indications for catheterization, the equipment available, the current methods of catheter insertion and maintenance, potential complications, and how to troubleshoot common problems." - Female Urethral Catheterization Rafael Ortega, M.D., Linda Ng, M.D., Pavan Sekhar, B.S., and Michael Song, M.A. N Engl J Med 2008; 358:e15 April 3, 2008 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMvcm0706671

Access Medicine - Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine - Insertion of Female Urethral Catheter - Author(s): Jeffrey A. Stock, MD, and Ardavan Akhavan, MD.

Access Medicine - Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine - Insertion of Male Urethral Catheter - Author(s): Jeffrey A. Stock, MD and Ardavan Akhavan, MD.

The New England Journal of Medicine - Videos in Clinical Medicine - Male Urethral Catheterization - "Urethral catheterization may be performed as either a therapeutic or a diagnostic procedure. Therapeutically, catheters may be placed to decompress the bladder in patients with acute or chronic urinary retention. In addition, catheters may be placed to facilitate bladder irrigation in patients with gross hematuria. Diagnostically, urinary catheters may be placed to obtain an uncontaminated urine sample for microbiologic testing, to measure urinary output in critically ill patients or during surgical procedures, or to measure post-void residuals. The only absolute contraindication to urethral catheterization is known or suspected urethral injury, usually in the setting of a pelvic fracture." - Male Urethral Catheterization Todd W. Thomsen, M.D., and Gary S. Setnik, M.D. N Engl J Med 2006; 354:e22 May 25, 2006 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMvcm054648

Nucleus - Health Literacy - Animation Library - Removal of Foley Catheter (Female) - "This video demonstrates the step-by-step procedures for emptying the Foley bag and removing the Foley catheter from a woman. Symptoms requiring a follow-up call to the surgeon are listed."

Nucleus - Health Literacy - Animation Library - Removal of Foley Catheter (Male) - "This video demonstrates the step-by-step procedures for emptying the Foley bag and removing the Foley catheter from a man. Symptoms requiring a follow-up call to the surgeon are listed."

The New England Journal of Medicine - Videos in Clinical Medicine - Lumbar Puncture. "This video will demonstrate safe and successful methods of performing lumbar puncture. Lumbar puncture is indicated for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Also, the administration of spinal and epidural anesthesia involves the use essentially of the same technique. Analysis of cerebrospinal fluid may be helpful in the diagnosis of infectious processes such as meningitis, inflammatory diseases such as multiple sclerosis, cancers such as leukemia, and metabolic processes. Therapeutically, lumbar puncture allows for the intrathecal administration of chemotherapeutic agents and antibiotics." Lumbar Puncture Miles S. Ellenby, M.D., Ken Tegtmeyer, M.D., Susanna Lai, M.P.H., and Dana A.V. Braner, M.D. N Engl J Med 2006; 355:e12 September 28, 2006 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMvcm054952

Create a free account to sign-in. Medscape - Reference - Lumbar Puncture - Go to the "Multimedia Library" to see the images and videos - Author(s): Gil Z Shlamovitz, MD, Nirav R Shah, MD, MPH, Helmi L Lutsep, MD , Andrew K Chang, MD, Luis M Lovato, MD, and Mary L Windle, PharmD - "Lumbar puncture is a procedure that is often performed in the emergency department to obtain information about the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).[1, 2, 3, 4] Although usually used for diagnostic purposes to rule out potential life-threatening conditions (eg, bacterial meningitis or subarachnoid hemorrhage), it is also sometimes used for therapeutic purposes (eg, treatment of pseudotumor cerebri). CSF fluid analysis can also aid in the diagnosis of various other conditions (eg, demyelinating diseases and carcinomatous meningitis)."

Nova Scotia's Capital District Health Authority and IWK Health Centre Departments of Pathology and Lab Medicine - YouTube - Procedure for Nasopharyngeal Swabs and Aspirates - "Produced by Nova Scotia's Capital District Health Authority and IWK Health Centre to assist in the diagnosis of respiratory infections."

Portland Community College - YouTube - Peripheral Blood Smears.

Access Medicine - Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine - IV Insertion - Author(s): Christian D. Becker, MD, PhD, FCCP.

Create a free account to sign-in. Medscape - Reference - Pediatric Intravenous Cannulation - Go to the "Multimedia Library" to see the images and videos - Author(s): Gil Z Shlamovitz, MD, FACEP, FAAEM and Vincent Lopez Rowe, MD - "Pediatric intravenous cannulation is an integral part of modern medicine and is practiced in virtually every health care setting. Venous access allows the sampling of blood, as well as administration of fluids, medications, parenteral nutrition, chemotherapy, and blood products. This topic describes the placement of an intravenous catheter in an upper extremity of a pediatric patient. A similar technique can be used for placement of intravenous catheters in different anatomical sites."

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - YouTube - PPD Training Part 1.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - YouTube - PPD Training Part 2.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - YouTube - PPD Training Part 3.

Florida State College - YouTube - Gram Staining Protocol - R. Kevin Pegg, Ph.D. - "Short introduction to the procedure for performing a gram stain. Florida State College."

De Montfort University HALSOER Project - YouTube - Gram Stain Technique for Identifying Bacteria - Marilena Ioannou.

iMedicalSchool - YouTube - Bacteria Review: Gram Positive Cocci.

British Universities Film and Video Council - YouTube - Microscopic Urinalysis in the Laboratory - "The various processes that take place in the laboratory when urine smaples are sent for microscopic urine analysis."

Access Medicine - Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine - Phlebotomy - Jeremy Matloff, MD.

Create a free account to sign-in. Medscape - Reference - Phlebotomy - Go to the "Multimedia Library" to see the images and videos - Author(s): Gil Z Shlamovitz, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, Vincent Lopez Rowe, MD, and Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD - "Phlebotomy is a technique in which a needle is temporarily inserted into a vein to provide venous access for venous blood sampling. Veins have a 3-layered wall composed of an internal endothelium surrounded by a thin layer of muscle fibers, which in turn is surrounded by a layer of connective tissue."