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

What thin, flexible plastic tube is inserted into a blood vessel for administering hydration and medicine directly?

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An intravenous (IV) cannula/catheter is placed inside a vein using an introducer needle, which is then withdrawn, leaving only the soft plastic sheath behind to allow pain-free infusion over several days.

What thin, flexible plastic tube is inserted into a blood vessel for administering hydration and medicine directly?

Arterial guidewire

Spinal tap needle

IV Cannula

Urinary drainage catheter

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