Concept information
Preferred term
Premedication
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Note
- coord IM with specific drug /ther use (IM); includes anti-anxiety medication; does not include antibiotic premedication ( = ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS)
Scope note
- Preliminary administration of a drug preceding a diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedure. The commonest types of premedication are antibiotics (ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS) and anti-anxiety agents. It does not include PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION.
History note
- 73(69)
In other languages
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Finnish
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esilääke
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esilääkkeet
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praemedicatio
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premedikaatio
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011292
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