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
Normal saline is a solution containing 0·9 per cent of sodium chloride (common salt). Saline is used clinically to dilute drugs given by injection; it is also given as an intravenous infusion to restore blood volume if blood loss from accident or operation is not too serious, or to tide a patient over until PLASMA or blood for TRANSFUSION becomes available.
Saline is also given orally to severely dehydrated children or adults suffering from diarrhoea and, in particular, CHOLERA.... saline
The slow introduction, over hours or days, of fluid into the bloodstream through a cannula (thin plastic tube) inserted into a vein.
Commonly known as a drip, an intravenous injection is used to give blood (see blood transfusion) or, more commonly, fluids and essential salts.
Other uses include providing nutrients to people unable to digest food (see feeding, artificial) and the administration of certain drugs.... intravenous infusion
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.... pump, infusion
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
n. an examination of the uterus and Fallopian tubes using ultrasound rather than X-rays (as in *hysterosalphingography). In saline infusion sonohysterography (SIS) evaluation of the endometrial cavity is augmented by the use of saline, which distends the uterine cavity separating the two layers of endometrium and creating a contrast. This can help identify intracavitary lesions (e.g. submucous *fibroids) and determine the amount of cavity distortion.... sonohysterography
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