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What pre operative investigations should be done in case of a patient having left side adrenal cyst of size 8*8*8 cm with moderatly hypertensive with normal electrolytes and sugar level.Continue
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Heparin cannot be given orally but must be given parenterally because it is not absorbed from the gut, due to its high negative charge and large size.
Heparin can be injected intravenously or subcutaneously (under the skin); intramuscular injections (into muscle) are avoided because of the potential for forming hematomas.
Because of its short biologic halflife of approximately one hour, heparin must be given frequently or as a continuous Infusion.. Unfractionated heparin has a…
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Heparin and its low molecular weight derivatives (e.g. Enoxaparin, Dalteparin, Tinzaparin) are effective at preventing deep vein thromboses and pulmonary emboli in patients at risk but there is no evidence that any one is more effective than the other in preventing mortality.
Heparin binds to the enzyme inhibitor Antithrombin III causing a conformational change that results in its activation through an increase in the…
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