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Parenteral Medication is a route other than that of ingestion. This could be routes such as, IV, IM, Sub-Q, or mucosal.
Source: Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. Edition 20. F. A. Davis Co. 2001.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoParenteral administration is a broad term that describes the process of administering a substance via routes other than the digestive tract. Parenteral injection, therefore, describes the injection of a substance into an anatomical structure other than the digestive tract, e.g., into a vein (intravenous injection), into an artery (intraarterial injection), etc.
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∙ 12y agoParenteral means any route of administration that bypasses the gastrointestinal tract.
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What does the medical abbreviation TPN mean?
TPN stands for total parenteral nutrition.Total Parenteral Nutrition.
Is drinking water from a glass that's contaminated a possible mean of parenteral transportation?
yes
Does total parenteral nutrition or peripheral parenteral nutrition use a larger nutrient bag?
Total parenteral nutrition uses a larger bag.
What are some of the effects of parenteral nutrition?
complication of hypergycemia undergo parenteral nutrition
Types of Parenteral Nutrition?
periphral parental nutrition total parenteral nutrition
What has the author J M Hackl written?
J. M. Hackl has written: 'Guide to parenteral nutrition' -- subject(s): Parenteral Nutrition, Parenteral feeding
Why can concentrated parenteral nutrition solution be used in total parenteral nutrition?
As total parenteral nutrition is delivered to a central vein instead of a peripheral vein, thrombosis is less likely to occur so concentrated parenteral nutrition solutions can be used.
What is a non-parenteral drug?
Parenteral administration is any administration that is not via the GI system, meaning oral or rectal. Parenteral means "around the enteral system." Intravenous, subcutaneous, and intramuscular injections are all parenteral routes of administration. While inhalation would be considered parenteral in the strictest sense of the word, inhalation or aerosolization of medications are not usually considered parenteral, nor is topical administration.
What has the author John Palmer Grant written?
John Palmer Grant has written: 'Handbook of total parenteral nutrition' -- subject(s): Handbooks, manuals, Parenteral Hyperalimentation, Parenteral feeding
Is dextrose in parenteral nutrition hypertonic?
Yes. Dextrose is the main contributor of osmolarity in a parenteral nutrition solution.
How do you Use the word parenteral in a sentence?
The only thing I could come up with was this "You might need some parenteral quidance."
Which term describes drug administration taken into the body through the digestive tract?
A suppository is the method used to give a drug through the intestine.
