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EPREUVE SCHILLING [2 records]

Record 1 2012-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Medicine
DEF

[A test in which] a measured amount of radioactively labelled cyanocobalamin is given orally, followed by a parenteral flushing dose of the nonradioactive vitamin, and the percentage of radioactivity is determined in the urine excreted over a 24-hour period.

OBS

The test is usually performed thrice; first with, then without, added intrinsic factor, then after antibiotic therapy. The results are used in the diagnosis of pernicious anemia and other disorders of vitamin B12 metabolism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine nucléaire
DEF

Test d’absorption permettant d’étudier le transit urinaire de la vitamine B12 marquée par un isotope radio-actif.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Blood
CONT

Standard serial Schilling test should be done in reverse order for best results, according to the author.

OBS

Detecting the Cause of Vitamin B12 Deficiency ... Most convenient is the Schilling test, the measurement of radioactivity in a 24-hour sample of urine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Sang
CONT

Selon l’auteur, pour obtenir les meilleurs résultats, on devrait effectuer en ordre inverse les épreuves en série standard de Schilling.

Spanish

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