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A digital rectal examination (DRE) is a simple procedure doctors use to examine the lower rectum and other internal organs. A DRE is done for a number of reasons. It's a quick, easy way to check the health of a man's prostate gland. It can detect conditions like an enlarged prostate
This physical examination video demonstrates the clinical breast examination, part 1 of the Loyola University series. The recording shows the inspection and palpation techniques doctors use to assess the breast for masses or other abnormalities. Breast examination is a standard part of women's health assessment.
This video is a patient-testimonial interview about recovery after a mesh-free Desarda inguinal hernia repair in India. The patient, who travelled from Los Angeles, explains why he wished to avoid mesh and describes being active again within days, in the clinic's own presentation. The recovery account and its claims are the patient's and clinic's own.
A narrated scenario demonstrates an intramuscular injection in the buttocks with the patient prone. The clinician describes preparing the antibiotic dose, cleaning the site, and choosing the upper quadrant using a line from the posterior iliac spine to the greater trochanter before injecting. It is a teaching demonstration for injection technique.
Male urethral catheterization is demonstrated here using sterile technique, showing how a urinary catheter is passed into the bladder. The video is a procedure-skills resource for medical students, nurses, and clinicians. Procedure education only — not personal medical advice.
Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that develops from the cells of
the breast. It is the most common type of cancer among women in
the United States. It is most often curable when found early. The
normal breast consists of three main components: the lobules
(milk-producing glands), the ducts (thin tubes that connect the
lobules to the nipple) and the stroma (fatty tissue and ligaments
surrounding the ducts and lobules, blood vessels, and lymphatic
vessels). About 80% of breast cancers start in the ducts.
When placement of a urethral catheter is contraindicated or unsuccessful, percutaneous suprapubic urinary bladder catheterization is a commonly performed procedure to relieve urinary retention. [1, 2] This topic describes the Catheter over needle technique. The Seldinger technique is described in the Clinical Procedures topic Suprapubic Aspiration.
This video is a television news report from Hutzel Women's Hospital in Detroit about twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), a placental condition that can affect identical twin pregnancies. It follows one family's care, including a minimally invasive in-utero laser procedure used to treat the condition, and the twins' delivery two months later. Educational only — not medical advice.
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