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Gastric Lavage Procedure Animation

This animation can be used to demonstrate how this sensitive procedure is performed to medical students.

This resource can be used to illustrate the gastric lavage procedure. Gastric lavage is the standard method of obtaining specimens for Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in young children. It is generally carried out only in infants and children below the age of two years. In older children specimens for TB microscopy and culture are...

Keywords:: pediatrics, Tuberculosis, child health, healthoernetwork, animation, medicine, africaoer, TB, health

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Health Sciences / Pediatrics

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Material Type:: Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:: May 3, 2012
Date Modified in MERLOT:: November 23, 2025
Authors:: Rupesh Daya
Professor Maurice Kibel
Stacey Stent
Submitter:: OER Africa
Primary Audience:: College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:: Website

Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: No
Source Code Available:: No
Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 United States