Once in the X-ray room - which is where most hospitals undertake pacemaker implants - a small plastic tube is placed in the hand through which we can, if necessary, give intravenous medication.

For priapism associated with sickle-cell disease, intravenous fluids ... connected to a third 18-gauge angiocath placed in the cephalic vein of the arm. By this means, a continuous corporal ...

BVT is a useful autologous procedure for hemodialysis and the preferred access alternative in patients without an adequate cephalic vein. Although patencies remain poor relative to other ...

Intraoperative duplex ultrasonography was used to assess the degree of venodilatation of the basilic and cephalic veins before and after the block. The site of each measurement was marked on the ...

Lillard was later diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis (a blood clot) in his right calf, the Bucks announced Tuesday night. A timetable for a possible return this season has not been reported.

Heparin treatments. You may start anticoagulants through an IV (in your vein) or injection. When you go to the hospital with a new blood clot (acute DVT), your doctor usually gives heparin at first.

Jugular vein distention (JVD) causes a bulge in the veins running down the right side of a person’s neck. It results from increased pressure in a large vein called the vena cava. JVD can signify ...

A Dubai woman suffered severe reactions to her first IV drip therapy and was hospitalized. Experts warn that while IV therapy ...

During the infusion The nurse or other provider will first clean the back of your arm or hand where the IV will go. Then they'll place a needle with a tube on one end into the vein, and tape the ...

Vasculitis is a group of diseases, also known as angiitis, that damage blood vessels by causing inflammation. It can affect any blood vessel anywhere in the body. Vasculitis means inflammation of ...