Commonly Used Medications that Interfere with Routine Endocrine Laboratory Procedures

Mixing and compatibility guide for commonly used aerosolized medications.

PURPOSE A mixing and compatibility guide for commonly used aerosolized medications was developed. SUMMARY Compatibility guides for injectable drugs are available as a reference for pharmacists, nurses, and medical personnel. These charts are commonly used in hospitals and other health care institutions and provide a quick, easy reference for compatibility of frequently used intravenous medica...

Anticholinergic activity of 107 medications commonly used by older adults.

The objective of this study was to measure the anticholinergic activity (AA) of medications commonly used by older adults. A radioreceptor assay was used to investigate the AA of 107 medications. Six clinically relevant concentrations were assessed for each medication. Rodent forebrain and striatum homogenate was used with tritiated quinuclidinyl benzilate. Drug-free serum was added to medicati...

Routine laboratory testing before endoscopic procedures

This is a clinical update discussing the use of periendoscopic laboratory testing in common clinical situations. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) prepared this document by using MEDLINE and PubMed databases to search for publications between January 1990 and December 2013 pertaining to this topic. The keywords “endoscopy” and “lab...

Routine laboratory testing before endoscopic procedures.

This is a clinical update discussing the use of periendoscopic laboratory testing in common clinical situations. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) prepared this document by using MEDLINE and PubMed databases to search for publications between January 1990 and December 2013 pertaining to this topic. The keywords “endoscopy” and “lab...

Properties of Commonly Used Irrigating Solutions for Transurethral Resection Procedures