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  2. Cholescintigraphy - Wikipedia

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    Cholescintigraphy or hepatobiliary scintigraphy is scintigraphy of the hepatobiliary tract, including the gallbladder and bile ducts. The image produced by this type of medical imaging , called a cholescintigram , is also known by other names depending on which radiotracer is used , such as HIDA scan , PIPIDA scan , DISIDA scan , or BrIDA scan .

  3. Technetium (99mTc) mebrofenin - Wikipedia

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    All of the hepatobiliary visualization agents previous to mebrofenin have the same structural composition with changes only of the substituants on the phenyl ring of the lidocaine analogue molecules. Mebrofenin's fast hepatic excretion (t ½ =17 minutes) and high hepatic uptake (98.1%) can be attributed to the 3-bromo-2,4,6-trimethylphenyl moiety.

  4. List of medical abbreviations: N - Wikipedia

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    no known drug allergies: NL: normal NLP: no light perception (highest degree of blindness) NM: nuclear medicine: NMR: nuclear magnetic resonance: NNH: number needed to harm: NNT: number needed to treat: NO: nitric oxide: No. number NOF: neck of femur fracture (refers to hip fracture) NOMI: nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia Non rep. do not repeat ...

  5. List of lists of drugs - Wikipedia

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    This list categorises drugs alphabetically and also by other categorisations. This multi-page article lists pharmaceutical drugs alphabetically by name. Many drugs have more than one name and, therefore, the same drug may be listed more than once.

  6. List of drugs known for off-label use - Wikipedia

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    Lithium is approved by the FDA for the treatment of bipolar disorder and is widely prescribed off-label as a treatment for major depressive disorder, [12] often as an augmentation agent. Lithium is recommended for the treatment of schizophrenic disorders only after other antipsychotics have failed; it has limited effectiveness when used alone.

  7. Gallbladder disease - Wikipedia

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    Gallbladder diseases are diseases involving the gallbladder and is closely linked to biliary disease, with the most common cause being gallstones (cholelithiasis). [1] [2]The gallbladder is designed to aid in the digestion of fats by concentrating and storing the bile made in the liver and transferring it through the biliary tract to the digestive system through bile ducts that connect the ...

  8. List of hepato-biliary diseases - Wikipedia

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    This includes mostly drug-induced hepatotoxicity, (DILI) which may generate many different patterns over liver disease, including cholestasis; necrosis; acute hepatitis and chronic hepatitis of different forms, cirrhosis; Effects of Acetaminophen (Tylenol)

  9. British Approved Name - Wikipedia

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    A British Approved Name (BAN) is the official, non-proprietary, or generic name given to a pharmaceutical substance, as defined in the British Pharmacopoeia (BP). [1] The BAN is also the official name used in some countries around the world, because starting in 1953, proposed new names were evaluated by a panel of experts from WHO in conjunction with the BP commission to ensure naming ...