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INHALATION ROUTE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-01-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Routes of Administration (Pharmacology)
- Toxicology
- Respiratory System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pulmonary route
1, record 1, English, pulmonary%20route
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- inhalation route 1, record 1, English, inhalation%20route
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The duration of an exposure for gases and vapors administered by the pulmonary route (inhalation) would ordinarily be longer than by other routes, excluding absorption through the gastrointestinal tract. Administration via the lung or gastrointestinal tract results in a delay .... 1, record 1, English, - pulmonary%20route
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... a substance may be administered as a solution in a syringe by a number of routes, but inhalation administration requires that the material be prepared on finely divided droplets or particles and suspended in air. 1, record 1, English, - pulmonary%20route
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Voies d'administration (Pharmacologie)
- Toxicologie
- Appareil respiratoire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- voie pulmonaire
1, record 1, French, voie%20pulmonaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- voie d'inhalation 2, record 1, French, voie%20d%27inhalation
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En milieu industriel, deux voies de pénétration des toxiques dans l'organisme prédominent : la voie cutanée et, surtout, la voie pulmonaire [...]. Les mécanismes qui régissent la pénétration pulmonaire sont fonction de la nature physique des toxiques qui empruntent la voie respiratoire. 2, record 1, French, - voie%20pulmonaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les mécanismes de dépôt des particules dans les poumons sont aussi influencés par des facteurs humains, tels que la voie d'inhalation, nasale ou buccale, et la fréquence respiratoire. 2, record 1, French, - voie%20pulmonaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On peut parler d'absorption par inhalation; cependant l'expression "voie d'inhalation" est mal formée. 3, record 1, French, - voie%20pulmonaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vías de administración (Farmacología)
- Toxicología
- Aparato respiratorio
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vía pulmonar
1, record 1, Spanish, v%C3%ADa%20pulmonar
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- vía inhalatoria 1, record 1, Spanish, v%C3%ADa%20inhalatoria
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Administración de fármacos en estado gaseoso, líquido o sólido finamente divididos y suspendidos en el aire inspirado, con la idea de obtener efectos sistémicos, como lo hacen los anestésicos generales, o efectos locales, como los que producen la adrenalina y el salbutamol en sujetos asmáticos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - v%C3%ADa%20pulmonar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La vía inhalatoria se utiliza para [...] a) tratamiento local de las vías aéreas superiores [...] b) tratamiento de los procesos localizados de las vías aéreas inferiores [...] c) absorción de sustancias gaseosas y volátiles para actuar en el organismo rápidamente. 1, record 1, Spanish, - v%C3%ADa%20pulmonar
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