Pump, Infusion: From 1 Different Sources
A machine that is used for the administration of a continuous, controlled amount of a drug or other fluid. The fluid is delivered through a needle that is inserted into a vein or under the skin.
An aqueous extract of one or a few herbs ; a common method for preparing tea (té); typically 2 teaspoons of dried plant material (1/4 cup if fresh) in 1 cup of hot (boiling) water, infused for 10-15 minutes; technically, an infusion is not boiled, whereas when making a decoction, the herbs are boiled in water. Most Dominican herbal remedies are prepared as decoctions.... infusion
A key enzyme system in the parietal cells of the mucosal lining of the stomach: hydrogen ions are produced which acidify the stomach’s secretions and convert pepsinogen to PEPSIN, an active participant in the digestion of food.... proton pump
These are drugs that inhibit the production of acid in the stomach by blocking a key enzyme system, known as the PROTON PUMP, of the parietal cells of the stomach. The drugs include omeprazole, lansoprazole and pantoprazole, and they are the treatment of choice for oesophagitis (erosion and stricture – see under OESOPHAGUS, DISEASES OF); for the short-term treatment for gastric ulcer (see under STOMACH, DISEASES OF) and DUODENAL ULCER; and, in combination with ANTIBIOTICS, for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori.... proton-pump inhibitors
See HEART, ARTIFICIAL.... cardiac pump
The contraction and relaxation of the limb muscles that helps pump the low pressure venous blood from the extremities back to the central collecting system.... muscle pump
A device used to draw milk from the breasts in order to relieve overfull breasts during lactation, to express milk for future use, or to feed a baby who is unable to suckle.... breast pump
See intravenous infusion.... infusion, intravenous
See lavage, gastric.... stomach pump
the administration of insulin by continuous infusion into the subcutaneous tissue via a small pump worn under the clothing and connected to the skin by a tube and a fine needle. The insulin is delivered at a precalculated background rate, but patient-activated *boluses can be administered at meal times. This method is particularly appropriate (as an alternative to regular injections) for patients with repeated or unpredictable episodes of hypoglycaemia.... continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion
*coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) performed on a beating heart, i.e. without using *cardiopulmonary bypass (the pump refers to a *heart-lung machine).... off-pump cabg
a drug that reduces gastric acid secretion by blocking the *proton pump. Proton-pump inhibitors include esomeprazole, lansoprazole, *omeprazole, pantoprazole, and rabeprazole sodium; they are used for treating gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, peptic ulcer, and acid hypersecretion associated with *gastrinoma.... proton-pump inhibitor
(SIS) see sonohysterography.... saline infusion sonohysterography
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