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    Epidural administration (from Ancient Greek ἐπί, "upon" + dura mater) is a method of medication administration in which a medicine is injected into the...
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    An epidural blood patch (EBP) is a surgical procedure that uses autologous blood, meaning the patient's own blood, in order to close one or many holes...
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    Patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) is a related term describing the patient-controlled administration of analgesic medicine in the epidural space, by...
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    isolated part of the body, such as an entire limb. Neuraxial blockade, mainly epidural and spinal anesthesia, can be performed in the region of the central nervous...
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  • epidural administration of analgesics and anesthetics. It may also refer to: Epidural administration Epidural space Epidural venous plexus Epidural needle...
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    performed to induce analgesia in a region of the body. For example, epidural administration of a local anesthetic is commonly performed on the mother during...
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  • administration by which substances diffuse into the blood through tissues under the tongue. Many drugs are absorbed through sublingual administration...
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  • called the dura mater. Between this and the surrounding vertebrae is the epidural space, filled with connective tissue, fat and blood vessels, and crossed...
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    parenteral administration include: Central nervous system: Epidural (synonym: peridural) (injection or infusion into the epidural space), e.g. epidural anesthesia...
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    Infusion therapy (category Routes of administration)
    provided through other non-oral routes of administration, such as intramuscular injection and epidural administration (into the membranes surrounding the spinal...
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  • antidepressants, spinal cord stimulation, and intrathecal morphine pump. Use of epidural steroid injections may be minimally helpful in some cases. The targeted...
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    are used in surgery including epidural administration and systemic analgesia (also known as general analgesia). Epidural analgesia medication are often...
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    In 2014, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suggested that the "injection of corticosteroids into the epidural space of the spine may result in...
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    Intrathecal administration is a route of administration for drugs via an injection into the spinal canal, or into the subarachnoid space so that it reaches...
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    to the toxicity of cocaine. Combined spinal and epidural anaesthesia Epidural Intrathecal administration Lumbar puncture Bronwen Jean Bryant; Kathleen Mary...
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    its components. Severe medical events have been associated with epidural administration of Solu-Medrol and Depo-Medrol, including spinal cord infarction...
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  • Terminology (CPT) code in 2000. Epidural administration: injection into the epidural space of the spinal cord. Epidural, (Greek): situated on or outside...
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    injected around a nerve that supplies the area, or into the spinal canal's epidural space. It is available mixed with a small amount of epinephrine to increase...
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  • Subcutaneous administration is the insertion of medications beneath the skin either by injection or infusion. A subcutaneous injection is administered...
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    Rectal administration (colloquially known as boofing or plugging) uses the rectum as a route of administration for medication and other fluids, which...
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    administration is food or drug administration via the human gastrointestinal tract. This contrasts with parenteral nutrition or drug administration (Greek...
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  • Buccal administration is a topical route of administration by which drugs held or applied in the buccal (/ˈbʌkəl/) area (in the cheek) diffuse through...
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    Sublabial administration, literally "under the lip", from Latin, refers to the pharmacological route of administration by which the active substance is...
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    or epidural hematomas, which can manifest as permanent or long-term paralysis. Persons at risk for hematomas may present with indwelling epidural catheters...
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    "Pharmacokinetics of nicomorphine and its metabolites in man after epidural administration". Pharmaceutisch Weekblad. Scientific Edition (in Dutch). 13 (3):...
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    Transdermal is a route of administration wherein active ingredients are delivered across the skin for systemic distribution. Examples include transdermal...
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    levels might arise, for example, when doses intended for epidural or intrasupport tissue administration are accidentally delivered as intravascular injection...
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  • makes it similar to breathing exercises during labor cramps before epidural administration of anesthetics. The theme is that something that is slightly helpful...
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    level of pain after the birth. Epidural Lumbar puncture Combined spinal and epidural anaesthesia Intrathecal administration "Pregnancy Labor and Birth"....
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  • In medicine, a bolus (from Latin bolus, ball) is the administration of a discrete amount of medication, drug, or other compound within a specific time...
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