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59933-2Mexiletine [Moles/volume] in Gastric fluidActive

Part Descriptions

LP16205-4   Mexiletine
Mexiletine (INN, sold under the trade name Mexitil) belongs to the Class IB anti-arrhythmic group of medicines. It is used to treat arrhythmias within the heart, or seriously irregular heartbeats. It slows conduction in the heart and makes the heart tissue less sensitive. Dizziness, heartburn, nausea, nervousness, trembling, unsteadiness are common side effects.

Mexiletine may also be of use in patients experiencing refractory pain[2] and is also effective for treating muscle stiffness resulting from myotonia congenita (Thomsen disease) or myotonic dystrophy (Steinert's disease). Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Mexiletine (Wikipedia)

LP16205-4   Mexiletine
Mexiletine hydrochloride (also known as Mexitil) is indicated for treatment of documented arrhythmias, such as sustained ventricular tachycardia, that are life treatening. Mexiletine is a Class 1B antiarrhythmic compound with electrophysiologic properties similar to lidocaine, but orally active. It is dissimilar from quinidine, procainamide, and disopyramide. Source: Regenstrief Institute

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Mexiletine
Property
SCnc
Time
Pt
System
Gast fld
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Short Name
Mexiletine Gast-sCnc
Display Name
Mexiletine (Gast fld) [Moles/Vol]
Consumer Name Alpha
Mexiletine, Stomach fluid

Basic Attributes

Class
DRUG/TOX
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.34
Last Updated
Version 2.70
Order vs. Observation
Both

Member of these Groups

LG49097-5 Mexiletine|Pt|Gast fld

Language Variants Get Info

zh-CNChinese (China)
美西律:物质的量浓度:时间点:胃液:定量型:
nl-NLDutch (Netherlands)
mexiletine:mol/volume:moment:maagvloeistof:kwantitatief:
et-EEEstonian (Estonia)
Meksiletiin:SCnc:Pt:GstF:Qn:
fr-BEFrench (Belgium)
Mexilétine:Concentration de substance:Temps ponctuel:Liquide gastrique:Quantitatif:
fr-CAFrench (Canada)
Mexilétine:Concentration de substance:Temps ponctuel:Liquide gastrique:Quantitatif:
fr-FRFrench (France)
Méxilétine:Moles/Volume:Ponctuel:Liquide gastrique:Numérique:
it-ITItalian (Italy)
Mexiletina:SCnc:Pt:Gast fld:Qn:
pt-BRPortuguese (Brazil)
Mexiletine::Pt:LiqGast:Qn:
ru-RURussian (Russian Federation)
Мексилетин:МолКонц:ТчкВрм:Желуд ждк:Колич:
es-MXSpanish (Mexico)
Mexiletina:Concentración de sustancias:Punto temporal:Fluido gástrico:Cuantitativo:
es-ESSpanish (Spain)
Mexiletina:Concentración de sustancia:Punto temporal:Fluido gástrico:Qn:
tr-TRTurkish (Turkey)
Meksiletin:SubKons:Zmlı:Gast sv:Kant:

Example Units

Unit Source
umol/L Example UCUM Units

LOINC FHIR® API Example - CodeSystem Request Get Info

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