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Instillation: From 1 Different Sources

n. 1. the application of liquid medication drop by drop, as into the eye. 2. the medication, such as eye drops, applied in this way.
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Empyema

An accumulation of PUS within a cavity, the term being generally reserved for collections of pus within one of the pleural cavities (see LUNGS). Since the advent of antibiotics, the condition is relatively uncommon in developed countries. The condition is virtually an ABSCESS, and therefore gives rise to the general symptoms accompanying that condition. However, on account of the thick, unyielding wall of the chest, it is unlikely to burst through the surface, and therefore it is of particular importance that the condition should be recognised early and treated adequately.

The condition most commonly follows an attack of PNEUMONIA; it may also occur in the advanced stage of pulmonary TUBERCULOSIS. Empyema also occurs at times through infection from some serious disease in neighbouring organs, such as cancer of the GULLET, or follows upon wounds penetrating the chest wall.

Treatment may be by surgery or by drainage through a tube inserted into the pleural cavity, combined with instillation of agents which break down the secretions.... empyema

Epirubicin

A cytotoxic anthracycline antibiotic drug used in the treatment of solid tumours, acute LEUKAEMIA and LYMPHOMA. It is related structurally to DOXORUBICIN and is given intravenously, and by instillation into the URINARY BLADDER to treat bladder cancer under specialist supervision.... epirubicin

Surfactant

A surface-active agent lining the alveoli (see ALVEOLUS) of the LUNGS, which plays an essential part in RESPIRATION by preventing the alveoli from collapsing at the end of expiration. Absence, or lack, of surfactant is one of the factors responsible for HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE, and it is now being used in the treatment of this condition by means of instillation into the trachea.... surfactant

Argyria

(argyrosis) n. the deposition of silver in the skin and other tissues, either resulting from industrial exposure or following ingestion or long-term administration of silver salts. A slate-grey pigmentation develops slowly; this is accentuated in areas exposed to light. Deposition of silver in the conjunctiva, corneal epithelium, stroma, and Descemet’s membrane is usually due to chronic exposure to silver compounds or instillation of eye drops containing silver.... argyria

Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage

the instillation of saline directly into the abdominal cavity and its subsequent aspiration a few minutes later. If the fluid is bloodstained on recovery an intra-abdominal haemorrhage is indicated. This is a useful diagnostic tool in trauma patients.... diagnostic peritoneal lavage

Interstitial Cystitis

a chronic nonbacterial inflammation of the bladder accompanied by an urgent desire to pass urine frequently and bladder pain; it is sometimes associated with an ulcer in the bladder wall (Hunner’s ulcer). The cause is unknown and *contracture of the bladder eventually occurs. Treatment is by distension of the bladder under spinal or epidural anaesthetic, instillation of anti-inflammatory solutions into the bladder, and administration of steroids or *NSAIDs. Bladder enhancement or augmentation (see cystoplasty) may be required for a contracted bladder.... interstitial cystitis

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