| lo Na | low sodium |
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| LS | lateral suspensor; left sacrum; left septum; left side; legally separated; leiomyosarcoma; length of... |
| LSD | laryngeal sound discrimination; least significant difference; least significant digit; low-sodium di... |
| MESNA | [sodium 2-]mercaptoethanesulfonate |
| MPSS | methylprednisolone sodium succinate; Music Performance Stress Study |
| sodium glutamate | <chemical> L-glutamic acid, sodium salt. An additive used to impart meat flavor to foods, and to enhance other natural food flavors. Medically it has been used to reduce blood ammonia levels in ammoniacal azotemia, therapy of hepatic coma, in psychosis, and mental retardation. Pharmacological action: food additives. Chemical name: L-Glutamic acid, monosodium salt (12 Dec 1998) |
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| sodium glycerophosphate | C3H5(OH)2PO4Na;has been used as a tonic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium group | The alkali metals: cesium, lithium, potassium, rubidium, and sodium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium hexafluorosilicate | Na2SiF6;used (in dilute solutions) as an antiseptic and deodorant, and for fluoridation of drinking water. Synonym: sodium fluosilicate, sodium silicofluoride. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium-hydrogen antiporter | A plasma membrane exchange glycoprotein transporter that functions in intracellular pH regulation, cell volume regulation, and cellular response to many different hormones and mitogens. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sodium hydrogen carbonate | <chemical> Carbonic acid monosodium salt (CHNaO3). A white, crystalline powder that is used as an electrolyte replenisher and systemic alkaliser. It is applied topically in solution to wash the nose, mouth, or vagina, and as a cleansing enema. Pharmacologic action: Acid neutralization. Uses: Preexisting metabolic acidosis, hyperkalemia, tricyclic or phenobarbital overdose. Dose in mEq: 0.3 * (base deficit) * (wt in kg). Potential complications: Metabolic alkalosis, hypercarbia, hyperosmolar state. Note: Since HCO3- does not cross cell membranes and CO2 does, the administration of bicarbonate may actually make tissues more acidotic. Chemical name: Carbonic acid monosodium salt. (12 Mar 2000) |
| sodium hydrogen sulfite | NaHSO3;acid sodium sulfite, used in gastric and intestinal fermentation, externally in the treatment of parasitic diseases, and as an antioxidant in certain injections (s. Metabisulfite). Synonym: sodium hydrogen sulfite, sodium pyrosulfite. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium hydroxide | <chemical> A highly caustic substance that is used to neutralise acids and make sodium salts. Pharmacological action: caustics, pharmaceutic aid. Chemical name: Sodium hydroxide (Na(OH)) (12 Dec 1998) |
| sodium hypochlorite | <chemical> The sodium salt of hypochlorous acid. It is used as an oxidizing and bleaching agent and as a disinfectant. Pharmacological action: disinfectants, oxidants. Chemical name: Hypochlorous acid, sodium salt (12 Dec 1998) |
| sodium hypophosphite | NaPH2O2-H2O;formerly used as a nerve tonic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium hyposulfite | Na2S2O3-5H2O;an antidote in cyanide poisoning in conjunction with sodium nitrite; used as a prophylactic agent against ringworm infections in swimming pools and baths, and to measure the extracellular fluid volume of the body. Synonym: sodium hyposulfite. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium ichthyolsulfonate | An alterative and antiseptic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sodium indigotin disulfonate | <chemical> 3,3'-dioxo-(delta-2,2'-biindoline)-5,5'-disulfonic acid disodium salt. An indolesulfonic acid that is used as a dye in renal function testing and as a reagent for the detection of nitrates and chlorates and in the testing of milk. Pharmacological action: dyes, indicators and reagents, renal agents. Chemical name: 1H-Indole-5-sulfonic acid, 2-(1,3-dihydro-3-oxo-5-sulfo-2H-indol-2-ylidene)-2,3-dihydro-3-oxo-, disodium salt (12 Dec 1998) |
| sodium iodide | <chemical> Sodium iodide (nai). A compound forming white, odourless deliquescent crystals and used as iodine supplement, expectorant or in its radioactive (I-131) form as an diagnostic aid, particularly for thyroid function determinants. Chemical name: Sodium iodide (NaI) (12 Dec 1998) |
| sodium iodide iodine-131 | Prepared from radioactive iodine (131I); practically carrier-free, with a half-life of 8.0 days; used as a diagnostic agent in suspected thyroid disease and in the treatment of selected thyroid diseases. (05 Mar 2000) |