How to Use epinephrine in a Sentence
epinephrine
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And your blood vessels may not respond normally to norepinephrine or epinephrine.
— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 -
The paramedics gave me a shot of epinephrine to revive me.
— Amy Cavaliere, Philly.com, 6 Sep. 2017 -
The ER doctor came out, rushed him into the ER, stripped off his clothes on the way and gave him epinephrine.
— Teresa Graedon, The Seattle Times, 13 Aug. 2017 -
Three were treated with epinephrine to calm the reaction, and one dropped out of the study.
— Lauren Neergaard, The Enquirer, 11 May 2023 -
Shea and Thomas have each had to use the emergency epinephrine shots.
— Tonya Bauer, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2023 -
Paul Benson was dead a full 10 minutes by the time a shot of epinephrine got his heart to start beating again.
— Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2024 -
As a result, the hormones glucagon and epinephrine rise.
— Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 5 Sep. 2023 -
Treviño grabbed three syringes of epinephrine and emptied them into the man’s IV to jump-start his heart.
— Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2020 -
So why is there an EpiPen and generic epinephrine shortage all of a sudden?
— Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 9 May 2018 -
More epinephrine nasal sprays are also in the pipeline.
— Alexander Tin, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2023 -
Providers will also have to counsel patients or their caregivers to have an injectable epinephrine drug with them that can be ready to be used at all times.
— Leah Asmelash, Jen Christensen and Nadia Kounang, CNN, 31 Jan. 2020 -
The first line of treatment for anaphylaxis is a medicine called epinephrine.
— Gary Kleiner, M.d., Ph.d., miamiherald, 27 Mar. 2018 -
The medical team administered a rescue dose of epinephrine and hooked up the new tank.
— Lauren Caruba, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2021 -
In fact, studies have shown that being immersed in water can cause the brain to alter the balance of epinephrine and dopamine in the same way meditation does.
— Kaelyn Lynch, Outside Online, 8 June 2020 -
Doctors are trained to respond in the very unlikely case of a reaction, with tools like epinephrine and oxygen on hand.
— Anna Borges, SELF, 26 Aug. 2019 -
The team around him injected the fetus with epinephrine, then atropine.
— Megan Molteni, STAT, 21 Feb. 2024 -
Epi-Case has a cavity that contains two vials of epinephrine.
— Julie Washington, cleveland.com, 21 May 2017 -
When your blood sugar falls, the hormones cortisol and epinephrine are released in an attempt to raise it back to normal.
— Julia Naftulin, Health.com, 27 Sep. 2017 -
While this is playing out, the stress reaction in the body also triggers the release of adrenaline (also called epinephrine) from the adrenal glands.
— Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2023 -
Rhone said, instructing them to inject the patient with epinephrine, a medication used as a last resort to restart the heart.
— Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2019 -
Passed in August 2016, the law allows police officers to be trained and equipped with injectors of epinephrine.
— Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com, 22 Aug. 2017 -
Abby yelled as nurses began giving shots of epinephrine from their crash cart.
— Brenda Goodman, CNN, 29 Dec. 2022 -
But not all of those patients require insulin or epinephrine.
— Lee Rood, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2021 -
Along with the Narcan, our deputies also carry epinephrine.
— Gary Gibula, Naperville Sun, 22 May 2018 -
Anaphylaxis requires treatment with an epinephrine injector like an Epipen and a trip to the ER.
— Korin Miller, SELF, 11 July 2018 -
Patients must still avoid the food, and keep epinephrine nearby to treat a sudden allergic reaction.
— Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024 -
Adrenaline, also known as epinephrine, is a catecholamine, a class of hormones the nervous system makes in response to stress.
— Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 23 June 2023 -
Staff would have to try to keep an eye on patients through windshields, then rush into the gravel parking lot with a crash cart and epinephrine if someone had an allergic reaction.
— Elizabeth Miller/undark, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2021 -
He was revived after 19 minutes of CPR and seven doses of epinephrine.
— Alison Knezevich, baltimoresun.com, 26 Aug. 2019 -
This new nasal spray is expected to increase epinephrine access to more people, particularly children.
— Emily Nadal, Parents, 15 Aug. 2024
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