| transfusion nephritis | Renal failure and tubular damage resulting from the transfusion of incompatible blood; the haemoglobin of the haemolyzed red cells is deposited as casts in the renal tubules. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| trench nephritis | An obsolete term for glomerulonephritis occurring in soldiers subjected to cold and damp conditions in trenches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculous nephritis | Nephritis, mainly interstitial, due to the tubercle bacillus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubulointerstitial nephritis | Nephritis affecting renal tubules and interstitial tissue, with infiltration by plasma cells and mononuclear cells; seen in lupus nephritis, allograft rejection, and methicillin sensitization. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uranium nephritis | An experimental nephritis produced by the administration of uranium nitrate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| focal nephritis | Glomerulonephritis affecting a small proportion of renal glomeruli which commonly presents with haematuria and may be associated with acute upper respiratory infection in young males, not usually due to streptococci; associated with IgA deposits in the glomerular mesangium and may also be associated with systemic disease, as in Henoch-Schonlein purpura. Synonym: Berger's disease, Berger's focal glomerulonephritis, focal nephritis, IgA nephropathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lupus nephritis | Glomerulonephritis associated with systemic lupus erythematosus. It is classified into four histologic types: mesangial, focal, diffuse, and membranous. (12 Dec 1998) |
| alpha-phenoxyethylpenicillin potassium | A penicillin preparation that is stable in gastric acid and is rapidly but only partially absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. Synonym: alpha-phenoxyethylpenicillin potassium, penicillin B. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alpha-phenoxypropylpenicillin potassium | A semisynthetic acid-stable penicillin that may be more effective than penicillin G. Synonym: alpha-phenoxypropylpenicillin potassium. (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) |
| amoxicillin-potassium clavulanate combination | <chemical> A fixed-ratio combination of amoxicillin trihydrate, an aminopenicillin, and potassium clavulanate, a beta-lactamase inhibitor, used to treat broad-spectrum antibacterial infections, especially of resistant strains. Pharmacological action: antibiotics, combined, antibiotics, lactam, enzyme inhibitors. (12 Dec 1998) |
| antimony potassium tartrate | <chemical> Bis(mu-(2,3-dihydroxybutanedioato(4-)-o(1),o(2):o(3),o(4)))diantimonate(2-) dipotassium trihydrate, stereoisomer. A schistosomicide possibly useful against other parasites. It has irritant emetic properties and may cause lethal cardiac toxicity among other adverse effects. Pharmacological action: schistosomicides. Chemical name: Antimonate(2-), bis(mu-(2,3-dihydroxybutanedioato(4-)-O1,O2:O3,O4))di-, dipotassium, trihydrate, stereoisomer (12 Dec 1998) |
| canrenoate potassium | <chemical> A synthetic pregnadiene derivative with anti-aldosterone activity. Pharmacological action: aldosterone antagonists. Chemical name: Pregna-4,6-diene-21-carboxylic acid, 17-hydroxy-3-oxo-, monopotassium salt, (17alpha)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| penicillin G potassium | Potassium benzylpenicillin;the potassium salt of penicillin G, containing 85 to 90% penicillin G. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phenethicillin potassium | A penicillin preparation that is stable in gastric acid and is rapidly but only partially absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. Synonym: alpha-phenoxyethylpenicillin potassium, penicillin B. (05 Mar 2000) |