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DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1267854
Miscellaneous Pharmaceutical Agents in Interventional Radiology
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Publication Date:
19 November 2010 (online)
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ABSTRACT
Interventional radiologists employ a wide variety of drugs on a daily basis to improve patient experiences and outcomes during interventional procedures. The expectation is for the interventionalist to be well-versed in all pharmaceuticals used in the interventional suite. In this article, the authors review the following classes of common miscellaneous pharmaceutical agents used in interventional radiology: vasodilators, vasoconstrictors, antiemetics, bowel antiperistalsis agents, and prothrombotics.
KEYWORDS
Vasodilator agents - vasoconstrictor agents - antiemetics - glucagon - thrombin
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Kimi L KondoD.O.
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, University of Colorado Denver, Mail Stop L954
12401 East 17th Avenue, Room 537, Aurora, CO 80045
Email: kimi.kondo@ucdenver.edu