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There are four common routes, but before we can discuss these routes we need
to understand more about the injection procedure itself. Vehicle. Before a drug
can be injected it must be in a form which can pass through a syringe and needle
, ...
There are four common routes, but before we can discuss these routes we need
to understand more about the injection procedure itself. Vehicle. Before a drug
can be injected it must be in a form which can pass through a syringe and needle
, ...
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Intravenous. In an intravenous (i.v.) injection, the end of the needle is inserted
directly into a vein and the drug is injected directly into the blood stream. This
procedure is more popularly known as mainlining. Before an i.v. injection can be
given ...
Intravenous. In an intravenous (i.v.) injection, the end of the needle is inserted
directly into a vein and the drug is injected directly into the blood stream. This
procedure is more popularly known as mainlining. Before an i.v. injection can be
given ...
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Injected drugs pass into capillaries and the blood stream by simple diffusion.
Diffusion is the process by which a substance tends to move from an area of high
concentration to an area of low concentration until the concentrations are equal
in ...
Injected drugs pass into capillaries and the blood stream by simple diffusion.
Diffusion is the process by which a substance tends to move from an area of high
concentration to an area of low concentration until the concentrations are equal
in ...
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Names of Drugs 5 Measuring Behavior and Performance | 13 |
Chapter Summary 8 Chapter Summary | 19 |
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