Instruments used in general medicine

Instruments used in general medicine and clinics (i.e. internal medicine and pediatrics) are as follows:

Instrument list

Instrument	Uses
Stethoscopes	used to hear sounds from movements within the body like heart beats, intestinal movement, breath sounds, etc.
Reflex testing hammer (padded)	to test motor reflexs of the body
Sphygmomanometer (Blood pressure meter)	to record the patient's blood pressure
A thin beam electric torch	to see into the eye, body's natural orifices, etc., and to test for pupillary light reflex, etc.
A watch / stopwatch	used in recording rates like heart rate, respiratory rate, etc.; for certain tests of hearing
A measuring tape	for size measurements
Tongue Depressor	for use in oral examination
A weighing machine	to record the weight
Tuning forks	to test for deafness and to categorize it
Kidney dish	as a tray for instruments, gauze, tissue, etc.
Bedpan	for patients who are unconscious or too weak to even sit up of walk to the toilet to defecate
Thermometer	to record the body temperature
Gas cylinders	supply of oxygen, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, etc.
Oxygen mask or tubes	delivering gases up to the nostrils to assist in oxygen intake or to administer aerosolized or gaseous drugs
Vaporizer	to produce vapors
Instrument sterilizers	Used to sterilize instruments in absence of an autoclave
Dressing drums	storage of gowns, cotton, linen, etc.
Nebulizer	to produce aerosols of drugs to be administered by respiratory route
Positive pressure ventilator	to assist or carry out the mechanical act of inspiration and expiration so that the patient who can not respire on his / her own may respire; it is a component of "life support"
Cardioverter / Defibrillator	to correct arrhythmias of the heart or to start up a heart that is not beating
Dialyser	to remove toxic materials from the blood that are generally removed by the kidneys; used in case of renal failure
Rubber catheter	to drain and collect urine directly from the bladder (primary use); also to act as a makeshift oxygen tube, etc.
Syringe of different sizes and needles	for injections and aspiration of blood or fluid from the body
Canula	a kind of a needle that is used to create a permanent pathway to a vein (or artery) for the purpose of repeated injections or infusion of intravenous fluids
Transfusion sets	used to transfuse blood and blood products
Sucker	for sucking up blood or secretions)
Gastrointestinal tubes
•Nasogastric tube	used for nasogastric suction (or at times introduction of food or drugs). vide link
•Stomach tube	A tool used for feeding.
•Levin's tube	a plastic catheter introduced through the nose and used in gastric intubation for gastric decompression or gavage feeding.
•Kehr's "T" tube	urinary
•Infant feeding tube	-do-; for infants
Spectacles	for protection of the eyes or for refractive error correction
Enema set	to passively evacuate the rectum of faeces; vide link
Bandage	to cover and protect certain areas of the body such as recent injury
Pipettes or droppers	to measure out doses of liquid, specially in children
Graduated spoons	to measure out doses of liquids
Ophthalmoscope	to look at the retina
Otoscope	to look into the external ear cavity
Endoscope	to look inside the oesophagus, stomach, upper intestines, bile duct, larynx, trachea, bronchi-through the mouth; anal canal, rectum, colon- through anus; used mainly in Surgery or by surgical consultants
Proctoscope	to look inside anal canal and lower part of the rectum
Linen	for dressing and draping
Beds, bottle stands, etc.
Gauze, cotton, antiseptics, gloves etc.

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  Stethoscope

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  Reflex hammer

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  Queen square reflex hammer

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  Mercury thermometers

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  Nebulizer

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  Defibrillator

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  Syringe and needle

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  Foley catheter

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  Intravenous cannula

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  Intravenous cannula (parts)

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  Blood infusion set

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  Enema bulb

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  Enema set

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  Endoscope

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  Ophthalmoscope