Table 17.2—Suggested Equipment and Supplies for House Calls
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Basic equipment and supplies |
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Cerumen curette |
Sphygmomanometer |
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Cotton tip applicators |
Stethoscope |
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Gloves |
Stool guaiac cards and developer |
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Intravenous starting kit and fluid |
Tape measure |
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Lubricating jelly |
Toenail clippers |
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Oto-ophthalmoscope |
Tongue depressors |
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Phlebotomy equipment |
Tuning fork |
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Reflex hammer |
Urine dipsticks |
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Snellen chart |
Sharps container |
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Additional supplies |
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Emergency medications (protect from heat and cold) |
Specimen cups |
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Foley and coudé catheter |
Wound debridement kit |
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Genitourinary syringe |
Wound dressing materials |
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Nasogastric tube |
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Also consider |
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AudioScope |
Portable oxygen |
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Glucometer with lancets in strips |
Pulse oximeter |
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Portable electrocardiograph machine |
Voice amplifier |