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Intravenous injection of an unnaturally high concentration of potassium chloride, such as in the execution of prisoners in parts of the United States, quickly stops the heart by eliminating the cell potential necessary for muscle contraction.
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* Intravenous Marijuana Syndrome, the clinical name for symptoms occurring after IV injection of boiled cannabis
Intravenous injection of glucose, which increases the release of insulin, is also found to inhibit cyclic elevation of plasma motilin.
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Once a diagnosis of JDMS is made, the treatment is often a 3-day course of Intravenous (" pulse ") steroids ( methylprednisolone, Solu-Medrol ), followed by a high dose of oral prednisone ( usually 1 – 2 mg / kg of body weight ) for several weeks.
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* Intravenous glucose and insulin stimulates potassium uptake into the cell by the Na-K ATPase and may reduce weakness without a loss of total body potassium.
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Intravenous injections should be given slowly and patients closely monitored for side effects, such as respiratory depression, hypotension, or loss of airway control.
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Intravenous drug users tend to get their right-sided heart valves infected because the veins that are injected drain into the right side of the heart.
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Intravenous corticosteroids have also been found to reduce the risk of developing MS in the following two years in those patients who have MRI lesions ; but this effect disappears by the third year of follow up.
Intravenous Flumazenil has been shown to antagonize sedation, impairment of recall, psychomotor impairment and ventilatory depression produced by benzodiazepines in healthy human volunteers.
Intravenous Infusion Therapy for Nurses ( Second Edition ) by Dianne L. Josephson ( ISBN 1-4018-0935-9 )
* Intravenous calcium gluconate, because the actions of magnesium in neuromuscular and cardiac function are antagonized by calcium.
* IVIG ( Intravenous Immunoglobulin ) infusions may be helpful for patients whose POTS is caused by autonomic neuropathy associated with Guillain Barre Syndrome, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy ( CIDP ), Sjogren's Syndrome or other autoimmune diseases.
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Intravenous bisphosphonates can give fever and flu-like symptoms after the first infusion, which is thought to occur because of their potential to activate human γδ T cells.
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Intravenous corticosteroids, usually hydrocortisone or dexamethasone, are not recommended for routine use but may be useful if there is a risk of airway obstruction, severe thrombocytopenia, or hemolytic anemia.
Intravenous fentanyl is extensively used for anesthesia and analgesia, most often in operating rooms and intensive care units.
Intravenous sodium bicarbonate is an aqueous solution that is sometimes used for cases of acidosis, or when there are insufficient sodium or bicarbonate ions in the blood.
Intravenous therapy may be used to correct electrolyte imbalances, to deliver medications, for blood transfusion or as fluid replacement to correct, for example, dehydration.
Intravenous antibiotics are given for a minimum of 10 to 14 days, and are not usually stopped until the patient's temperature has returned to normal for more than 48 hours.
Intravenous or oral fluorescein is used in fluorescein angiography in research and to diagnose and categorize vascular disorders in e. g. legs, including retinal disease macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, inflammatory intraocular conditions, and intraocular tumors, and, increasingly, during surgery for brain tumors.
Intravenous Fluorescein angiography ( IVFA ) or fluorescent angiography is a technique for examining the circulation of the retina using the dye tracing method.
Intravenous fluids may be administered to compensate for the reduced oral intake, insensible losses ( due to the raised temperature ) and vasodilation and to optimize urine output.
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Intravenous immunoglobulin ( IVIG ) treatment has shown some promise in reducing the length of the reaction and improving symptoms.
Intravenous agents often used to alter / suppress platelet function include: abciximab, eptifibatide, tirofiban.
Intravenous Gamma globulin was FDA-approved in 2004 to reduce antibodies in a patient with kidney failure to allow that person to accept a kidney from a donor with a different blood type ( ABO-incompatible ), or is an unacceptable tissue match.
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