| vena-tech ivc filter | <radiology> Introduced as LGM (L.G. Medical, France), 1985; FDA aprroval 1991: Vena-Tech, Evanston, IL, 6-leg conical design with 6 stabilizing side bars, biocompatible metal known as Phynox (cobalt,chromium,iron,nickel,moly) Efficacy, recurrent PE: 2-6%, IVC occlusion: 8-24%, migration: 0-12% Advantages, ease of placement, excellent clot trapping efficiency, low profile, lacks ferromagnetic activity: minimal MRI artifacts Disadvantages, incomplete opening (6-19%): decreases clot-trapping efficiency, increased incidence from IJ approach, decreased with rapid deployment, increased IVC thrombosis rates: 8% initial reports; 22-24% on subsequent reports by ultrasound/MRI: 2-19% clinically symptomatic (12 Dec 1998) |
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| aluminum ammonium sulfate | AlNH4(SO4)2;an astringent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aluminum potassium sulfate | AlK(SO4)2;an astringent and styptic; also used in veterinary medicine for ulcerative stomatitis, leukorrhoea, and conjunctivitis. Synonym: potassium alum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aluminum sulfate octadecahydrate | Astringent detergent for skin ulcers. Synonym: cake alum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aluminum | <chemical> Aluminum. An extremely light, whitish, lustrous metallic element, atomic number 13, and atomic weight 26.982. Aluminum compounds are used chiefly for their antacid and astringent properties. Chemical name: Aluminum (12 Dec 1998) |
| aluminum acetate | Used as a disinfectant by embalmers; proposed as desiccant and deodorant powder for eczema and chronic skin ulcers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aluminum acetotartrate | Basic aluminum acetate (70%) and tartaric acid (30%); antiseptic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aluminum acetylsalicylate | An analgesic and antipyretic. Synonym: aluminum acetylsalicylate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aluminum aspirin | An analgesic and antipyretic. Synonym: aluminum acetylsalicylate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aluminum bismuth oxide | A gastric antacid. Synonym: aluminum bismuth oxide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aluminum breakthrough | <radiology> 10 ug Al / ml, colourimetric indicator paper, need not test every elution, why? Al can screw up radioTreatment preparation, ** Tc-SC will clump to sticks in lungs (12 Dec 1998) |
| aluminum carbonate | Basic, Al2O3CO2;an aluminum hydroxide-carbonate complex consisting of white lumps, insoluble in water; aqueous suspensions bind phosphorus in the intestine and lower serum inorganic phosphorus resulting in an increase in reabsorption of phosphorus by renal tubules and reduction of urinary excretion of phosphorus; it reduces formation of phosphatic urinary calculi and gastric acidity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aluminum chlorate nonahydrate | Al(ClO3)3-9H2O;an antiseptic. Synonym: mallebrin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aluminum chloride hexahydrate | AlCl3-6H2O;used as an astringent or antiseptic in solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aluminum compounds | Inorganic compounds that contain aluminum as an integral part of the molecule. (12 Dec 1998) |