Category: P

A trade name for thiopentone.  

An antibiotic used in the treatment of African sleeping sickness and of pneumonia in people with AIDS. An antiprotozoal drug. Pentamidine (Pentam 300 and others) is used to treat Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), a very serious kind of pneumonia that frequently occurs in people with inadequate immune systems. Those susceptible to PCP include people with…

A tube in the penis through which urine and semen pass.  

The ability of bacteria to resist penicillin.  

A chelating agent which is used to help the body get rid of toxic metals. Drug, used in the treatment of heavy metal poisoning, Wilson’s disease, and severe arthritis. Adverse effects include blood abnormalities, rash, and fever. An antidote to certain heavy metals; a chelating agent. Penicillamine (Cuprimine, Depen) is used to treat Wilson disease,…

To go through or into something.  

The act of measuring the pelvis, especially to see if the internal ring is wide enough for a baby to pass through in childbirth. Measurement of the dimensions of the bony birth canal, done to determine whether vaginal birth is possible. Manual measurement or X-ray study of the pelvic bones to determine if the space…

An instrument to measure the diameter and capacity of the pelvis. A tool used to measure the size of the pelvis.  

A fetus around in the uterus by moving the buttocks of the fetus. Turning a fetus from a transverse lie to a vertex (head down) presentation. A version procedure executed to achieve a breech position of the baby.  

An opening at the base of the pelvis.