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Instrument. Uses. Test tube. Folin-Wu tube. Glass slide mycole and cover slips. in microscopy, serology, etc. as the solid backing on which test samples are. Petri dish. used for preparation of culture media and the culture of organisms they are in. Glass beaker.
to test motor reflexes of the body. Sphygmomanometer. to measure the patient's blood pressure. Stethoscope. to hear sounds from movements within the body like heart beats, intestinal movement, breath sounds, etc. Suction device. to suck up blood or secretions. Surgical scissors. used for dissecting or cutting.
Katz extractor. to remove nasal foreign body. Bull's eye lamp. source of light; exiting lens is convex and produces a divergent beam of light. Speculum. to dilate orifices and to see inside. •Thudichum's nasal speculum. -do-; short blades ( uses: anterior rhinoscopy - to see the Little's area, ant-inferior part of nasal septum, anterior part ...
Spectacles (glasses) to correct refractive errors of the eye; not invasive. Contact lenses. to correct refractive errors of the eye; a little invasive. Phoropter. used in refraction testing. Tonometers. used to determine the intraoccular pressure (IOP) - useful in glaucoma; video link for various types of tonometers.
Instruments used specially in radiology are as follows: [1][2][3] Instrument. Uses. Ultrasonography machine. uses ultrasound to produce images from within the body; video link. X-ray. uses X-rays to produce images of structures within the body; video link. Contrast media for X-rays.
The following is a list of instruments that are used in modern obstetrics and gynaecology. [1][2] Instrument. Uses. Speculum. A specialized form of vaginal speculum is the weighted speculum, which consists of a broad half tube which is bent at about a 90 degree angle, with the channel of the tube on the exterior side of the angle.
This page is dedicated specifically to listing surgical instruments used in general surgery. Instruments can be classified in many ways - but broadly speaking, there are five kinds of instruments. Scalpels, scissors, and saws are the most traditional. Elevators can be both cutting and lifting/retracting.
A medical laboratory or clinical laboratory is a laboratory where tests are conducted out on clinical specimens to obtain information about the health of a patient to aid in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. [1] Clinical medical laboratories are an example of applied science, as opposed to research laboratories that focus on ...