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EPIDURAL INJECTION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-11-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Injections, Tubing and Transfusions (Medicine)
- Anesthesia and Recovery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- epidural injection
1, record 1, English, epidural%20injection
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- peridural injection 1, record 1, English, peridural%20injection
correct
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Injections, tubages et transfusions (Médecine)
- Anesthésie et réanimation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- injection épidurale
1, record 1, French, injection%20%C3%A9pidurale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- injection péridurale 1, record 1, French, injection%20p%C3%A9ridurale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-08-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- spinal cord infarction
1, record 2, English, spinal%20cord%20infarction
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Serious neurologic events, some resulting in death, have been reported with epidural injection of corticosteroids. Specific events reported include, but are not limited to, spinal cord infarction, paraplegia, quadriplegia, cortical blindness, and stroke. 1, record 2, English, - spinal%20cord%20infarction
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- infarctus médullaire spinal
1, record 2, French, infarctus%20m%C3%A9dullaire%20spinal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De graves manifestations neurologiques, dont certaines ont entraîné la mort, ont été signalées avec l'injection épidurale de corticostéroïdes. Plus précisément, ces manifestations comprennent, mais sans s'y limiter, un infarctus médullaire spinal, une paraplégie, une quadraplégie, une cécité corticale et un AVC [accident vasculaire cérébral]. 1, record 2, French, - infarctus%20m%C3%A9dullaire%20spinal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-06-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Anesthesia and Recovery
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- caudal anesthesia
1, record 3, English, caudal%20anesthesia
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- caudal block 2, record 3, English, caudal%20block
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Anesthesia produced by insertion of a needle into sacrococcygeal notch and injection of local anesthetic into the epidural space. 1, record 3, English, - caudal%20anesthesia
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Anesthésie et réanimation
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- anesthésie caudale
1, record 3, French, anesth%C3%A9sie%20caudale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- anesthésie épidurale 1, record 3, French, anesth%C3%A9sie%20%C3%A9pidurale
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ne pas confondre «anesthésie épidurale» et «anesthésie péridurale», dont l'équivalent anglais est, entre autres, «epidural anesthesia». 1, record 3, French, - anesth%C3%A9sie%20caudale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Anestesia y reanimación
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- anestesia caudal
1, record 3, Spanish, anestesia%20caudal
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Anestesia regional que consiste en la inyección de un agente anestésico local en la porción caudal del conducto raquídeo a través del sacro. 1, record 3, Spanish, - anestesia%20caudal
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-09-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- epidural venography
1, record 4, English, epidural%20venography
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The cervical or lumbar epidural venous plexus can be opacified by an injection of contrast medium into the ascending lumbar vein or directly into the medullary cavity of a vertebral body(epidural venography). 1, record 4, English, - epidural%20venography
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- phlébographie rachidienne
1, record 4, French, phl%C3%A9bographie%20rachidienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
La phlébographie rachidienne consiste à opacifier les veines situées dans l'espace épidural du canal rachidien et à étudier leur modification par les processus pathologiques adjacents. Elle est réalisée par cathétérisme des veines lombaires ascendantes et sacré-latérales pour le niveau lombaire et des veines vertébrales pour le niveau cervical. [D'après MOABR, 1990, p. 315.] 2, record 4, French, - phl%C3%A9bographie%20rachidienne
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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