This is a method of determining what substances are in a person’s system by testing bodily fluids. It can detect substances such as prescribed medication and also illegal substances such as drugs or alcohol. Dose titration means to slowly increase the dose of a drug to a level that can be maintained.
This is where a tube is inserted into the windpipe through an incision in the skin of the neck. It needs a small operation and usually replaces the endotracheal tube and is more comfortable when the sedation is turned off.
A thallium-201 stress test is a type of radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging used to assess blood flow through the heart muscle at rest and during stress. Thallium-201 is a radioactive isotope that behaves similarly to potassium and is taken up by living, metabolically active heart muscle cells in proportion to their blood supply. During the … Read more