instruments used in general medicine instruments used in general medicine instrument uses bedpanfor patients who are unconscious or too weak to sit up or walk to the toilet to defecate cannulato create a permanent pathway to a vein (or artery) for the purpose of repeated injections or infusion of intravenous fluids cardioverter / defibrillatorto correct arrhythmias of the heart or to start up a heart that is not beating catheterto drain and collect urine directly from the bladder (primary use) also to act as a makeshift oxygen tube etc. dialyserto remove toxic materials from the blood that are generally removed by the kidneys; used in case of kidney failure electrocardiograph machineto record the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time enema equipmentto inject fluid into the lower bowel for several purposes, most frequently for relieving constipation endoscopeto look inside the gastrointestinal tract, used mainly in surgery or by surgical consultants gas cylinderas a supply of oxygen, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, etc. gauze spongeto absorb blood and other fluids as well as clean wounds glucose monitor to measure one’s blood pressure surgical scissorsused for dissecting or cutting hypodermic needle / syringefor injections and aspiration of blood or fluid from the body infection control equipmentas in gloves, gowns, bonnets, shoe covers, face shields, goggles, and surgical masks for preventing nosocomial or healthcare-associated infection instrument sterilizerto sterilize instruments in absence of an autoclave kidney dishas a tray for instruments, gauze, tissue, etc. measuring tapefor length, height, head circumference and girth measurements medical halogen penlightto see into the eye, natural orifices, etc. and to test for pupillary light reflex, etc. medical ultrasoundto create an image of internal body structures nasogastric tubefor nasogastric suction or the introduction of food or drugs into the body nebulizerto produce aerosols of drugs to be administered by respiratory route ophthalmoscopeto look at the retina otoscopeto look into the external ear cavity oxygen mask and tubesto deliver gases to the mouth/nostrils to assist in oxygen intake or to administer aerosolized or gaseous drugs pipette or dropperto measure out doses of liquid, specially in children proctoscopeto look inside the anal canal and lower part of the rectum radiographyto view internal body structures reflex hammerto test motor reflexes of the body sphygmomanometerto measure the patient's blood pressure stethoscopeto hear sounds from movements within the body like heart beats, intestinal movement, breath sounds, etc. suction deviceto suck up blood or secretions thermometerto record body temperature tongue depressorfor use in oral examination transfusion kitto transfuse blood and blood products tuning forkto test for deafness and to categorize it ventilatorto assist or carry out the mechanical act of inspiration and expiration so the non-respiring patient can do so; a common component of "life support" watch / stopwatchfor recording rates like heart rate, respiratory rate, etc.; for certain hearing tests. weighing scaleto measure weight crocodile forceps to remove foreign bodies from ear or nasal cavities. image gallery bandage bedpan blood infusion set cannula, intraveneous (separated) catheter, foley defibrillator dialyser, hemodialysis enema bag and enema bucket enema bulb enema set endoscope face shield gas cylinder, oxygen gauze sponges instrument sterilizer kidney dish medical halogen penlight nasogastric tube, levin nebulizer ophthalmoscope reflex hammer reflex hammer, queen square sphygmomanometer, electronic stethoscope syringe and needle thermometers, mercury tongue depressors tuning fork ventilator, high-frequency weighing scale wartenbergwheel