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  2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole - Wikipedia

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    Bactrim, Bactrimel (manufactured by Roche and distributed in Europe) Bactrom (Venezuela) Bibactin (manufactured by PPM and distributed in Cambodia and some African countries) Biseptol; Sumetrolim; Co-trimoxazole (used as generic UK name) Cotrim; Deprim (AFT Pharmaceuticals) Diseptyl (Israel)

  3. First pass effect - Wikipedia

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    First-pass metabolism may occur in the liver (for propranolol, lidocaine, clomethiazole, and nitroglycerin) or in the gut (for benzylpenicillin and insulin). [4] The four primary systems that affect the first pass effect of a drug are the enzymes of the gastrointestinal lumen, [5] gastrointestinal wall enzymes, [6] [7] [8] bacterial enzymes [5] and hepatic enzymes.

  4. Sulfamethoxazole - Wikipedia

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    Absorption. Sulfamethoxazole is well-absorbed when administered topically. It is rapidly absorbed when it is orally administered. [1] Distribution. Sulfamethoxazole distributes into most body tissues as well as into sputum, vaginal fluid, and middle ear fluid. [8] [11] It also crosses the placenta. About 70% of the drug is bound to plasma proteins.

  5. HACEK organisms - Wikipedia

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    The HACEK organisms are a group of fastidious Gram-negative bacteria that are an unusual cause of infective endocarditis, which is an inflammation of the heart due to bacterial infection. [1] HACEK is an abbreviation of the initials of the genera of this group of bacteria: Haemophilus , Aggregatibacter (previously Actinobacillus ...

  6. Intracardiac injection - Wikipedia

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    The practice of intracardiac injection originated in the 1800s. It was commonly performed during the 1960s, as it was considered the fastest way to get medication to the heart. The practice began declining during the 1970s as more reliable delivery methods (i.e., intravenous, endotracheal, and intraosseous) came into use. Around that time ...

  7. Koch's triangle - Wikipedia

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    It is an anatomical area located at the base of the right atrium, and its boundaries are the coronary sinus orifice, tendon of Todaro, and the septal leaflet of the right atrioventricular valve (also known as the tricuspid valve). [2] It is anatomically significant because the atrioventricular node is located at the apex of the triangle. The ...

  8. Low pressure receptors - Wikipedia

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    They are stimulated by stretching of the vessel wall. They are located in large systemic veins and in the walls of the atria of the heart, and pulmonary vasculature. Low pressure baroreceptors are also referred to as volume receptors, cardiopulmonary baroreceptors, [1] and veno-atrial stretch receptors

  9. Moderator band - Wikipedia

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    The moderator band (also known as septomarginal trabecula [1]) is a band of cardiac muscle found in the right ventricle of the heart. [2] [3] [4] It is well-marked in sheep and some other animals, including humans. It extends from the base of the anterior papillary muscle of the tricuspid valve to the ventricular septum. [2]