"Core Curriculum of Oncology Nursing" describes a vesicant chemotherapy as medication that can cause damage to cells and tissues if it leaks into subcutaneous tissue. This leaking is called extravasation. Extravasation of these medications...
Images obtained by a CT scan generally appear on a monitor as shades of gray. Because these structures resemble each other without contrast, a contrast agent is injected intravenously (in the vein) to highlight the structures that need to be...
Chemotherapy drugs are administered into a vein in the hand or arm, or into a catheter located in the chest or arm. Because these drugs are toxic, they can cause regional side effects at the injection site, ranging from uncomplicated irritation to...
Doxorubicin is a drug classified as an anthracycline and used for the treatment of various types of cancers, including leukemias, lymphomas, multiple myeloma, bone cancers and mesotheliomas. It may be used to treat tumors in the ovaries and testes...
Norepinephrine is a medication used to treat potentially life-threatening hypotension (low blood pressure). It is also used during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to increase blood flow throughout the body. According to Drugs.com,...
Gadolinium is an intravenous contrast agent used to enhance the resolution of certain kinds of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests. According to the American College or Radiologists (ACR), each facility or department that performs MRIs should...
