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Percutaneous absorption
The process of absorbing a substance through the skin.
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Percutaneous
To go through the skin; used in reference to application of topical medication by friction or by insertion of a needle through the skin. Through the skin: often applied to the route of administration of drugs in ointments, etc., which are absorbed through the skin. Any method of administering remedies by passing them through the…
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Percentage
The proportion rate in every hundred or for every hundred.
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Peptonuria
A condition in which peptones are present in the urine. The presence in the urine of peptones, intermediate compounds formed during the digestion of proteins. Excretion of peptones in the urine.
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Peplau’s model
For nursing which describes the individual as a system with physiological, psychological and social components. The nurse and patient work together to define the patient’s problems and to understand their reactions to one another, and the nurse takes on different roles in each phase of the relationship, such as a teacher, counsellor, leader, and technical…
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Pentothal
A trade name for thiopentone.
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Pentamidine
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…
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Penile urethra
A tube in the penis through which urine and semen pass.
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Penicillin resistance
The ability of bacteria to resist penicillin.
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Penicillamine
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,…
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