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lactated Ringer solution — see under injection … Medical dictionary
injection — 1. Introduction of a medicinal substance or nutrient material into the subcutaneous tissue (subcutaneous or hypodermic i.), the muscular tissue (intramuscular i.), a … Medical dictionary
Ringer — Sydney, English physiologist, 1835–1910. See R. injection, R. solution, lactated R. injection, Krebs R. solution, Locke R. solution, R. lactate … Medical dictionary
Drug injection — Shoot up redirects here. For shooting video game genre, see Shoot em up. This article is not about medical practice. For medical practices, see Intramuscular injection or Intravenous therapy. A piece of a hypodermic needle, as seen on X ray, in… … Wikipedia
Saline (medicine) — Saline solution for intravenous infusion. The white port at the base of the bag is where additives can be injected with a hypodermic needle. The port with the blue cover is where the bag is spiked with an infusion set … Wikipedia
Volume expander — A volume expander is a type of intravenous therapy that has the function of providing volume for the circulatory system. It may be used for fluid replacement. Contents 1 Physiology 2 Types 2.1 Colloids 2 … Wikipedia
Infusion pump — A type of infusion pump, manufactured by Fresenius. An infusion pump infuses fluids, medication or nutrients into a patient s circulatory system. It is generally used intravenously, although subcutaneous, arterial and epidural infusions are… … Wikipedia
solution — 1. The incorporation of a solid, a liquid, or a gas in a liquid or noncrystalline solid resulting in a homogeneous single phase. See dispersion, suspension. 2. Generally, an aqueous s. of a nonvolatile substance. 3 … Medical dictionary
Cryoprecipitate — Cryoprecipitate, also called Cryoprecipitated Antihemophilic Factor , Cryoprecipitated AHF , and most commonly just cryo , is a frozen blood product prepared from plasma. It is often transfused as a four to six unit pool instead of as a single… … Wikipedia
Cryosupernatant — The term cryosupernatant (also called cryo poor plasma, cryoprecipitate depleted) refers to plasma from which the cryoprecipitate has been removed. Components The resulting plasma has reduced levels of Factor VIII (FVIII), von Willebrand factor… … Wikipedia
