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What is the difference between a Subcutaneous injection and a intradermal injection?
Subcutaneous injection can be given below the skin.. Intradermal injection can be given in-between the skin and base of the hair
What are the 3 muscles used as sites for intramuscular injection?
Intramuscular (IM) injections are typically given in one of three muscles. These muscles are the vastus lateralis, or thigh muscle, the ventrogluteal, or hip muscle, and the deltoid, or upper arm muscle.
What is the most common medication used in a subcutaneous injection?
I don't believe there is a medication that is most commonly given in a subcutaneous injection. There are a lot of medications given this way.
Where do they insert the needle for chickenpox vaccine?
Chickenpox vaccination is typically given in the deltoid or vastus lateralis. The choice usually depends on the age of the patient.
Where do you give a sub q injection?
Sub q injection is a shortening of subcutaneous injection. Subcutaneous injections are given into the subcutaneous tissue which is the layer of tissue just under the skin - between the skin and the muscle. The most common areas of the body to give a subcutaneous injection are the abdomen, thigh, lower back and upper arm.
What is the medical term meaning drugs injected under the skin?
An intradermal injection is made into the middle layers of the skin.
What injection is given into the adipose tissue under the skin?
Commonly, an injection given into the adipose issue is considered a "subcutaneous" injection. If it were given in a muscle, such as the flu shot, it would be "intramuscular" and if into the very thin dermal layer of the skin, such as with a TB test, it would be 'intradermal"
What angle do you use when giving an intravenous injection?
GENERALLY, THE INJECTION IS GIVEN AT 450 angle....... but also depends upon the site of an administration. Subcutaneous are given at 150-180 angle and, intramuscular can be given at an angle of 450 or, 900.
Why injection is given in vein only?
There is more than one injection method: 1. I.V. drip 2. Intravenous Injection 3. Subcutaneous (under the skin) 4. Intra-muscular.
What is route of administration of swine flu vaccine?
If injected it is given in the muscle as an intramuscular injection. It can also be taken as a nasal mist that is sniffed.
Most of the medicine given through subcutaneous injection needs massages after the injection why not in insulin and anticoagulant injections?
rubbing causes rapid release.... the main idea of giving insulin or anticoagulants is to have a sustained and slow release... Dr.Arun petla MBBS cicindri@gmail.com
What ther proph diag inj sc im stands for if you knew what the abbr?
therapeutic prophylactic diagnostic injection (given) subcutaneous or intramuscular So basically it means that a drug is given by injection in the skin or muscle before you have an official diagnosis. Prophylactic means that it's protecting from or preventing a disease. An immunization is considered prophylactic.
