Definitions

1. Blood levels are measured regularly to make sure that the dose is correct.
2. Higher blood levels are reached when oral antimalarials are given with or after food intake.
3. Normal blood levels are less than 20 ppb, but health effects have been observed in patients in the upper part of this range.
4. Once the blood levels are normalized, the catheter is removed, and pressure is applied to the catheter site to stop bleeding.

Grapefruit Juice

1. Grapefruit juice may cause increased blood levels of ergotamine, leading to increased toxicity.
2. There is evidence that grapefruit juice inhibits CYTOCHROME P-450 isoform 3A4, resulting in delayed metabolism and higher blood levels of a variety of drugs.

Effect

1. The effect of plant sterols on the blood levels of precursors of fat-soluble vitamins is a controversial issue.

Impaired

1. As a consequence the conversion of circulating T4 to T3 is impaired and blood levels of T3 decrease.

Thymus Gland

1. As the thymus gland shrinks with age, so the blood levels and activity of various TG hormones decline with age.

Igf-1

1. Still, no research has been done to show if drinking milk with higher levels of IGF-1 translates to higher blood levels of IGF-1.

Folate Deficiency

1. Individuals in the early stages of folate deficiency may not show obvious symptoms, but blood levels of homocysteine may increase (see Prevention).

Blood Test

1. Liver function test: A blood test to measure the blood levels of certain substances released by the liver.

Doctor

1. To treat hypothyroidism and return blood levels of thyroid hormone to normal, your doctor may prescribe thyroid hormone pills.
2. If blood levels of lead are high enough, the doctor may also prescribe chelation therapy.
3. The test results also help the doctor decide whether treatment is needed to correct low or high blood levels of certain minerals.

Immunoelectrophoresis

1. Immunoelectrophoresis is used to assess the blood levels of specific types of proteins called immunoglobulins.

Cobalamin Deficiency

1. The diagnosis of cobalamin deficiency is based on low blood levels of the vitamin.
2. The best test of cobalamin deficiency involves measuring the blood levels of homocysteine and methylmalonic acid.

Whole Blood Levels

1. The drug also accumulates in red blood cells, so that whole blood levels are 1.6 to 1.8 times those measured in plasma.

Change

1. If you change the way you take your thyroid meds, then you should get your blood levels checked again in 6 - 8 weeks.
2. Any change in CYP450 enzyme activity may cause an increase or decrease in blood levels of drugs broken down through this system.

Therapeutic Blood Levels

1. Because of its ability to rapidly reach therapeutic blood levels, a fosphenytoin bolus was administered first in our patient.

Process Bilirubin

1. In patients with hepatitis, the liver cannot process bilirubin, and blood levels of this substance rise.

Proper Blood Levels

1. It also helps maintain proper blood levels of calcium and phosphorus.
2. To maintain proper blood levels, the respiratory minute volume must also change in proportion to oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide output.

People

1. People with higher blood levels of vitamin B6 and the amino acid methionine appear to have a lower risk of lung cancer, a French study has found.

Mercury Blood Levels

1. Recent study in JAMA cites increased levels of mercury blood levels in children with mercury fillings.

S-Adenosylmethionine Blood Levels

1. Bell KM, Potkin SG, Carreon D, Plon L. S-adenosylmethionine blood levels in major depression: changes with drug treatment.

Measure Blood Levels

1. We, therefore, measure blood levels of IGF to assess the amount of circulating Growth Hormone in the body.

Sulfamethoxazole Blood Levels

1. Increased sulfamethoxazole blood levels may occur in patients who are also receiving indomethacin.

Increasing Blood Levels

1. The researchers noted that increasing blood levels of vitamin B6 were associated with lower risks of lung cancer.

Circulating Blood Levels

1. Doctor, patient and family are desperate to inhibit cholesterol synthesis and reduce circulating blood levels.

Insulin-Like Growth Factor

1. Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) blood levels are commonly evaluated along with GH levels.

Pancreatitis Markers

1. Blood levels of hepatic enzymes and pancreatitis markers were slightly elevated.

High Ldl Cholesterol Blood Levels

1. A deficiency of LDL receptors is associated with high LDL cholesterol blood levels.

Excessive Blood Levels

1. Excessive blood levels may cause changes in cardiac output, total peripheral resistance, and mean arterial pressure.

Coq10

1. For group A, significant increases in CoQ10 blood levels and cardiac function occurred during CoQ10 treatment and then decreased during crossover to placebo.
2. Low blood levels of CoQ10 have been found in people with hypertension, although it is not clear if CoQ10 "deficiency" is a cause of high blood pressure.

Treatment

1. Again, concomitant AEDs should be reduced by 20% or more upon initiation of treatment and reduced further on the basis of symptoms and blood levels.
2. Blood levels of TSH, free T3, free T4, and selenium were measured initially and after four and eight weeks of treatment.
3. We investigated changes in circulating NE following DHP-PMX and found that blood levels after 48 and 72 hours were significantly lower than before treatment.

Abnormally Low Blood Levels

1. Patients with ulcerative colitis have abnormally low blood levels of EPA.

Pancreatic Enzymes

1. It is usually associated with severe acute upper abdominal pain and elevated blood levels of pancreatic enzymes.

Measuring Blood Levels

1. In this case, the TSH will be low and the doctor will confirm the disorder by measuring blood levels of the thyroid hormones.
2. Sometimes measuring blood levels of ADH during this test is also necessary.

Constant Blood Levels

1. This is thought to help maintain constant blood levels with reduced gastrointestinal side effects.

Adequate Blood Levels

1. It also helps maintain adequate blood levels of calcium and phosphorus, which are minerals necessary for many functions.

Lower Blood Levels

1. In rare cases, surgery may be required to remove part of the thyroid to lower blood levels of thyroid hormone.

Cortisol

1. For Cushing's syndrome, urine or blood levels of cortisol are measured.

Result

1. The result is the thyroid shrinks in size, thyroid production falls and blood levels return to normal.
2. As a result, calcium is taken from the bones; blood levels of calcium rise; and increased amounts of calcium may be excreted in urine.
3. Diphenhydramine is a moderate CYP2D6 inhibitor, and as a result can cause increases in blood levels of drugs that are CYP2D6 substrates.

Jaundice

1. Jaundice: Yellow staining of the skin and sclerae (the whites of the eyes) by abnormally high blood levels of the bile pigment bilirubin.

Kidneys

1. It occurs when blood levels of the hormone aldosterone are low or when the kidneys do not respond to it.

Test

1. Diseases that compromise the function of the kidney often lead to increased blood levels of urea, as measured by the blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test.
2. The thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG) test measures blood levels of this substance, which is manufactured in the liver.
3. A: 5-HIAA is a metabolite of serotonin, so this test would tell you if you had high blood levels of serotonin.

Monitor

1. Thyroid hormone is taken daily, and doctors can monitor blood levels to help assure proper dosaging.
2. Patients who intensively control their blood sugar should monitor blood levels as often as possible, four times or more per day.
3. Blood levels of CA 125 are used primarily to monitor the treatment of ovarian cancer.

Monitoring

1. Treatment of uremic poisoning requires IV fluid therapy with monitoring of blood levels of waste products until uremia is no longer present.
2. The appropriate amount to use in people with PKU is not known, therefore, the monitoring of blood levels by a physician is recommended.

Lovastatin

1. Taking St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) along with lovastatin or simvastatin may lower blood levels of the drug, resulting in decreased effectiveness.

Disease

1. The blood levels of thyroid hormones can be measured directly and are usually elevated with this disease.
2. Testing for abnormally high blood levels of the protein known as prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is also used to diagnose the disease.

Atherosclerosis

1. High-density lipoproteins (HDL) blood levels are inversely correlated with atherosclerosis.

Tests

1. Supplemental oxygen may also be necessary for patients when tests suggest low blood levels of oxygen.

Function Tests

1. Lab tests, including blood cholesterol levels, liver function tests, and creatine phosphokinase (CPK) blood levels, may be performed while you use Mevacor.
2. Liver Function Tests (LFT's) - Laboratory analysis of blood levels of substances produced by the liver.

Categories

1. Humans > Medicine > Drugs > Calcium
2. Drugs > Alcohol > Alcohols > Cholesterol
3. Homocysteine
4. Parathyroid Hormone
5. Tsh

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