arterial

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The IV route, along with inadvertent intra-arterial (injecting into an artery mistakenly) or subcutaneous administration is most likely to result in significant complications, ranging from burning and pain to paralysis, tissue necrosis, and gangrene.

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  1. adjective Of, like, or in an artery or arteries.
  2. adjective Of, relating to, or being the blood in the arteries that has absorbed oxygen in the lungs and is bright red.
  3. adjective Being a main road or channel with many branches: an arterial highway; an arterial route.

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  • The IV route, along with inadvertent intra-arterial (injecting into an artery mistakenly) or subcutaneous administration is most likely to result in significant complications, ranging from burning and pain to paralysis, tissue necrosis, and gangrene. —  Propeller Most Popular Stories
  • In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis. —  Emaxhealth
  • Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis. —  Digital50.com Digital 50 Daily Industry News RSS Feed
  • There has been disagreement in the past as to whether the fourth or fifth Korotkoff sound should be used for recording diastolic pressure, but phase IV tends to be even higher than phase V when compared against the true intra-arterial diastolic pressure, and is more difficult to identify. —  EMSResponder.com: Top EMS News
  • While indirect pressure findings correlate well with intra-arterial readings, Korotkoff phase I sounds do not appear until an average of 3 mmHg below the direct systolic pressure, and phase V sounds disappear an average of 9 mmHg higher than the direct diastolic pressure. —  EMSResponder.com: Top EMS News
 

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  1. =F. artériel, from New Latin arterialis, from Latin arteria, artery: see artery.
 

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