| NHE | sodium-hydrogen exchanger |
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| NS | natural science; Neosporin; nephrosclerosis; nephrotic syndrome; nervous system; neurological surger... |
| NUC | nonspecific ulcerative colitis; sodium urate crystal |
| PBS | perfusion-pressure breakthrough syndrome; phenobarbital sodium; phosphate-buffered saline; planar bo... |
| PNa | plasma sodium |
| tetraiodophenolphthalein sodium | A radiographic contrast medium. The disodium salt was once used in radiography of the gallbladder. Synonym: tetraiodophenolphthalein sodium. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| theophylline sodium acetate | A mixture of theophylline sodium and sodium acetate, with 60% of theophylline; has the same uses as theophylline. (05 Mar 2000) |
| theophylline sodium glycinate | Equilibrium mixture containing theophylline sodium and glycine in approximately molecular proportions, buffered with an additional mole of glycine; similar in action and uses to aminophylline but more stable in air, and less irritating to the gastric mucosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thiamylal sodium | Sodium 5-allyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)-2-thiobarbiturate;a short-acting barbiturate, prepared as a mixture with sodium bicarbonate, used intravenously to produce anaesthesia of short duration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thiopental sodium | Sodium 5-ethyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)-2-thiobarbiturate;an ultra-short-acting barbiturate administered intravenously or rectally for induction of anaesthesia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thyroxine sodium | A preparation obtained by the action of a limited amount of sodium carbonate upon thyroxine; it contains between 61 and 65% of iodine. See: sodium levothyroxine, sodium liothyronine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| effervescent sodium phosphate | Exsiccated sodium phosphate 200, sodium bicarbonate 477, tartaric acid 252, and citric acid 162, mixed and passed through a sieve to make a granular salt. (05 Mar 2000) |
| estramustine phosphate sodium | Estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17-diol(17b)-, 3-[bis(2-chloroethyl)carbamate] 17-(dihydrogen phosphate), disodium salt;an antineoplastic agent that combines the actions of oestrogen and nitrogen mustard in the treatment of carcinoma of the prostate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ethacrynate sodium | Sodium salt of ethacrynic acid for parenteral use. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tyropanoate sodium | 3-Butyramido-alpha-ethyl-2,4,6-triiodohydrocinnamic acid, sodium salt;an oral contrast medium for cholecystography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| exsiccated sodium sulfite | Anhydrous sodium sulfite, used as a preservative in pharmaceutical preparations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zomepirac sodium | Sodium 5-(p-chlorodoenzoyl)-1,4-dimethylpyrrole-2-acet ate dihydrate;an analgesic anti-inflammatory agent, no longer marketed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fluorescein sodium | A dye used for diagnosis of certain ocular diseases, differentiation or delineation of organ parts in surgery, and determination of circulation time. Synonym: resorcinolphthalein sodium, uranin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fusidate sodium | The sodium salt of fusidic acid; has antibacterial properties. Synonym: sodium fusidate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| low sodium syndrome | <syndrome> A syndrome resulting from salt restriction and use of diuretics in treatment of congestive heart failure and hypertension, characterised by weakness, drowsiness, muscle cramps, and a reduction in glomerular filtration with consequent nitrogen retention, renal failure, and sometimes death; occurs also in cirrhosis of the liver with ascites and in adrenal insufficiency. Synonym: salt depletion syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |