INTRAVENOUS INFUSION OF ALCOHOL.

Heparin Resistance During and Post-Intravenous Nitroglycerin Infusion

      Nitroglycerin has been reported to reduce activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) values in patients treated with concurrent heparin and nitroglycerin. However, studies have yielded conflicting results. To determine whether intravenous nitroglycerin alters the anticoagulant effect of heparin, we prospectively evaluated twenty patients admitted for coronary angioplasty by measurin...

[Continuous intravenous glucose infusion tests].

Sixty minutes' intravenous glucose infusion tests were carried out in normal subjects, borderline cases, and diabetics which were diagnosed by 50 g oral glucose tolerance test . Infusion was performed at the rate of 5 mg/kg/min . or 15 mg/kg/min. using 5% or 10% glucose. The difference in the insulin responses among thesegroups was rather marked in the case of 15 mg/kg/min. infusion of 10% gluc...

Safety of intravenous infusion of doripenem.

Carbapenems remain a mainstay for the empirical treatment of serious nosocomial infection. Although the tolerance and safety profile of the carbapenems as a class is favorable, the primary safety concern is the potential for treatment-emergent seizures. In preclinical testing, doripenem, a new carbapenem antibiotic, showed negligible neurotoxic effects. The safety and tolerability of intravenou...

Intravenous Alcohol in Pneumonia

Anaphylaxis after intravenous infusion of dexketoprofen trometamol

Dexketoprofen trometamol (DT), a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, is a highly water-soluble salt and active enantiomer of rac-ketoprofen. Its parenteral form is commonly used for acute pain management in emergency departments of our country. Side effects such as diarrhea, indigestion, nausea, stomach pain, and vomiting may be seen after the use of DT. Anaphylactic shock (AS) secondary to in...