LP16235-1
Paraldehyde
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Description
Paraldehyde is a Schedule IV depressant used most frequently in a hospital setting to treat delirium tremens associated with alcohol withdrawl. Paraldehyde is sometimes used to treat certain convulsive disorders, including status epilepticus. Paraldehyde causes the patient's breath to have a strong, characteristic unpleasant odor, which lasts about one day after stopping use of the medicine. Information from www.drugs.com, accessed 2007 11 26. Source: Regenstrief Institute
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Paraldehyde
- Part Display Name
- Paraldehyde
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Paraldehyde
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 三聚乙醛 Synonyms: 2,4,6-三甲基-1,3,4-三恶烷; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Paraldéhyde |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Paraldehüüd |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Paraldehído |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Paraldeide |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Paraldehid |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Паральдегид |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | paraldehyde |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Paraldéhyde |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Paraldéhyde |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Παραλδεΰδη Synonyms: Παραλδεΰδη |
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