Somatostatin or octreotide
Posted By: figured it out. Thanks anyway. on 2006-01-12
In Reply to: simadastain or artreitide? no clue what he is reffering to. - 2 questions, see message
Subject: Somatostatin or octreotide
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Octreotide is a GI med.
Subject: Octreotide is a GI med.
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octreotide scan
Subject: octreotide scan
The patient subsequently underwent a Sandostatin tumor octreotide scan
There is no previous mention that pt had been treated with Sandostatin already.
possibly octreotide?
Subject: possibly octreotide?
octreotide (it's generic) is not an antibiotic. nm
Subject: octreotide (it's generic) is not an antibiotic. nm
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Octreotide usage in neonate
Subject: Octreotide usage in neonate
It is indeed a GI med, however....Chylothorax is the most common cause of pleural effusion causing respiratory distress in the neonate. Cases unresponsive to conservative management usually require surgery. We report a case of spontaneous neonatal chylothorax where surgery was avoided with the compassionate trail of octreotide. The chylothorax resolved promptly with no observed side effects. After reviewing the literature reporting the use of octreotide in the neonatal period, we found that neonates with isolated spontaneous chylothorax might be viewed as a group different from those with major cardiac malformations. They are at a lower risk for adverse effect of octreotide and lower threshold for commencement of octreotide may benefit them most
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