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A tensilon test, also called an edrophonium test, is a pharmacological test used for the diagnosis of certain neural diseases, especially myasthenia gravis. [1] It is also used to distinguish a myasthenic crisis from a cholinergic crisis in individuals undergoing treatment for myasthenia gravis.
Edrophonium is a readily reversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. It prevents breakdown of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and acts by competitively inhibiting the enzyme acetylcholinesterase , mainly at the neuromuscular junction .
Estradiol/dydrogesterone (E2/DYD), sold under the brand name Femoston among others, is a combination of estradiol (E2), an estrogen, and dydrogesterone (DYD), a progestin, which is used in menopausal hormone therapy, specifically to treat and prevent hot flashes and osteoporosis, in postmenopausal women.
The full endometrial transformation dosage of EB/P4 in oil solution is 1 to 2 mg EB and 20 to 25 mg P4 by intramuscular injection daily for 10 to 14 days, whereas the full endometrial transformation dosage of EB/P4 in microcrystalline aqueous suspension is a single intramuscular injection of 10 mg EB and 200 mg P4. [6]
Estradiol enantate/algestone acetophenide, also known as estradiol enantate/dihydroxyprogesterone acetophenide (E2-EN/DHPA) and sold under the brand names Perlutal and Topasel among others, is a form of combined injectable birth control which is used to prevent pregnancy.
A single 1 to 2 mg dose of estrone in oil solution by intramuscular injection has a duration of about 2 or 3 days. [ 45 ] [ 67 ] [ 68 ] As an aqueous suspension by intramuscular injection , estrone was used at a dose of 0.1 to 0.5 mg 2 to 3 times per week, or at a dose of 0.1 to 2 mg once a week or in divided doses. [ 69 ]
Doses of estradiol of as high as 200 mg per day by intramuscular injection for several weeks have been administered to humans in studies. [ 141 ] [ 142 ] Serious adverse effects have not been described following acute overdose of large doses of estrogen- and progestogen -containing birth control pills by small children. [ 102 ]
IM Tooltip Intramuscular or SC injection: Estradiol benzoate: 1.66 mg 3x/week Estradiol dipropionate: 5 mg 1x/week Estradiol valerate: 10–40 mg 1x/1–2 weeks Estradiol undecylate: 100 mg 1x/4 weeks Polyestradiol phosphate: Alone: 160–320 mg 1x/4 weeks With oral EE: 40–80 mg 1x/4 weeks Estrone: 2–4 mg 2–3x/week IV injection ...