Then I learned Dextrose 50% causes wild swings in a hypoglycemic patient’s blood sugar; causes phlebitis; and, God-forbid, severe tissue necrosis if the IV line extravasates. I discovered that a ...

A drug that has been used for nearly a century to prevent and dissolve blood clots may also delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study in the October 8 Molecular Psychiatry. Heparin ...

However, if bendamustine extravasates during infusion, it might cause some irritation to affected tissues.

Positron emission tomography is a molecular imaging technique that visualizes the targeting of molecules radiolabeled with a positron-emitting radionuclide in vivo. When a positron is emitted from ...