Medicine Cabinet Memories: Can You Name These 20 Essential Hospital & Home Medical Supplies?

What flexible, balloon-anchored tube is steered through the urethra directly into the bladder to collect urine?

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The Foley catheter, patented in 1937 by Dr. Frederic Foley, features an inflatable balloon at its tip. Once inside the bladder, sterile water inflates this balloon, anchoring the tube comfortably in place.

What flexible, balloon-anchored tube is steered through the urethra directly into the bladder to collect urine?

Feeding tube

Suction catheter

Endotracheal airway

Foley Catheter

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