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PERFUSION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Injections, Tubing and Transfusions (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- perfusion
1, record 1, English, perfusion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Supplying an organ or tissue with nutrients and oxygen by injecting blood or suitable fluid into an artery. 2, record 1, English, - perfusion
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
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Introduction, de façon lente et prolongée, de liquides thérapeutiques (sang, plasma, médicaments, etc.) représentant un volume important. 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
- perfusión
1, record 1, Spanish, perfusi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Circulación artificial en un órgano de un líquido de composición apropiada para mantener las funciones de aquél. 2, record 1, Spanish, - perfusi%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-11-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Injections, Tubing and Transfusions (Medicine)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- drip
1, record 2, English, drip
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- infusion 2, record 2, English, infusion
correct
- perfusion 3, record 2, English, perfusion
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The slow, drop by drop infusion of a liquid. 1, record 2, English, - drip
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - drip
Record 2, Key term(s)
- drip feeding
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Injections, tubages et transfusions (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- perfusion
1, record 2, French, perfusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- goutte à goutte 2, record 2, French, goutte%20%C3%A0%20goutte
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Désignation imagée du débit de perfusion d'un liquide physiologique injecté par voie intraveineuse ou rectale. 2, record 2, French, - perfusion
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - perfusion
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inyecciones, intubación y transfusiones (Medicina)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- infusión
1, record 2, Spanish, infusi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- perfusión 2, record 2, Spanish, perfusi%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proceso para administrar una sustancia diluida por inyección lenta a una vena. 3, record 2, Spanish, - infusi%C3%B3n
Record number: 2, 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 2, Spanish, - infusi%C3%B3n
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-04-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cardiovascular System
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- perfusion 1, record 3, English, perfusion
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The process whereby body cells receive oxygen and other nutrients and wastes are removed is called perfusion. An organ is perfused if blood is entering through the arteries and leaving through the veins. 2, record 3, English, - perfusion
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Système cardio-vasculaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- perfusion
1, record 3, French, perfusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La perfusion alvéolaire diminue ou cesse aux sommets et augmente aux bases, du moins tant que la pression interstitielle n'interfère pas avec la circulation locale : au-delà d'une certaine accélération, le débit sanguin baisse aussi au niveau des bases [...] La région ventilée non perfusée des sommets s'ajoute à l'espace mort respiratoire. La région perfusée non ventilée des bases joue le rôle d'un shunt. 2, record 3, French, - perfusion
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema cardiovascular
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- perfusión
1, record 3, Spanish, perfusi%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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