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DRIP FEEDING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-11-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Injections, Tubing and Transfusions (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drip
1, record 1, English, drip
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- infusion 2, record 1, English, infusion
correct
- perfusion 3, record 1, English, perfusion
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The slow, drop by drop infusion of a liquid. 1, record 1, English, - drip
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The most straightforward means of administering a drug into the systemic circulation is by intravenously injecting it as a bolus. With this route, the full amount of a drug is delivered to the systemic circulation almost immediately. The same dose may also be administered as an intravenous infusion over a longer time, resulting in a decrease in the peak plasma concentration as well as increasing the time the drug is present in the circulation. 4, record 1, English, - drip
Record 1, Key term(s)
- drip feeding
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Injections, tubages et transfusions (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- perfusion
1, record 1, French, perfusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- goutte à goutte 2, record 1, French, goutte%20%C3%A0%20goutte
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Désignation imagée du débit de perfusion d'un liquide physiologique injecté par voie intraveineuse ou rectale. 2, record 1, French, - perfusion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par extension, ce terme est utilisé pour désigner l'ensemble du système de perfusion (potence support + flacon de perfusion + tuyau. 2, record 1, French, - perfusion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inyecciones, intubación y transfusiones (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- infusión
1, record 1, Spanish, infusi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- perfusión 2, record 1, Spanish, perfusi%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proceso para administrar una sustancia diluida por inyección lenta a una vena. 3, record 1, Spanish, - infusi%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las infusiones se usan cuando el aparato digestivo no absorbe cantidades apreciables del fármaco, que además es demasiado denso o tóxico para ser administrado por medio de una inyección rápida. 3, record 1, Spanish, - infusi%C3%B3n
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