How To Use Activated charcoal In A Sentence
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While several agents are available, activated charcoal is the most broadly effective adsorbent.
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Activated charcoal does not effectively adsorb hydrocarbons, and, in the absence of coingestants, has no role in therapy.
Hydrocarbon Ingestion
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· Adsorbents, such as kaolin, pectin and activated charcoal.
Chapter 6
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Gastric decontamination with activated charcoal is recommended.
Poison prevention for Delaware, Lehigh Valley, S.E. Pennsylvania
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Standard decontamination procedures should be followed in the conscious patient, including emesis with syrup of ipecac or gastric lavage, activated charcoal and a cathartic.
Monamine Oxidase Inhibitors
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Other methods for achieving aromatization involve the use of elemental palladium, platinum, nickel, sulfur or selenium, activated charcoal or quinones.
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Gastric emptying via emesis or lavage should be performed in patients who have ingested greater than 40-60 mg./kg. of elemental iron or an unknown amount. 1 Activated charcoal is not useful, unless there are co-ingestants, since it does not bind metals such as iron. 1 Iron tablets are radiopaque, therefore, an abdominal radiograph should be performed to determine if there is evidence of iron tablets in the stomach or small bowel.
Iron Poisoning
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The sucrose is whitened by the technique of decolorization, in which granular carbon—a material like activated charcoal that can absorb undesirable molecules on its large surface area—is added to the centrifuged, redissolved sugar.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
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If bowel sounds are absent, at least one dose of activated charcoal can be administered and then removed by lavage within two hours in order to avoid concretions.
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Ipecac's safety in the elderly has not been established, and may even have adverse effects. 18 Gastric lavage and activated charcoal are the preferred methods for GI decontamination in the older adult. 6
Elderly
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Activated charcoal was used as adsorbent (Precision charcoal filter, 5 mg) in a glass tube.
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Eventually, the surface of the activated charcoal will be saturated with absorbed pollutants and no further purification will occur.
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Gastric emptying via emesis or lavage should be performed in patients who have ingested greater than 40-60 mg./kg. of elemental iron or an unknown amount. 1 Activated charcoal is not useful, unless there are co-ingestants, since it does not bind metals such as iron. 1 Iron tablets are radiopaque, therefore, an abdominal radiograph should be performed to determine if there is evidence of iron tablets in the stomach or small bowel.
Iron Poisoning
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Turning to the third question, repeat doses of activated charcoal are thought to act in several ways.
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Activated charcoal capsules are also marketed to alleviate flatulence.
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The oral administration of activated charcoal may effectively prevent systemic absorption of the combination for several hours after ingestion due to delayed gastric emptying and decreased peristalsis from the opiate and glutethimide combination.
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As he was thought to have abused an hallucinogenic drug, he was given activated charcoal and sorbitol by nasogastric tube.
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Activated charcoal with a cathartic should be administered.
Clonidine Overdose in Children
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Gastric lavage, emetics, activated charcoal, cathartics, etc., should be used when indicated.
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Activated charcoal filters are available in several forms: granular; powdered; powdered coated paper; and pressed charcoal block.
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As the evidence for the efficacy of gastric lavage and activated charcoal is only for its use within an hour, it is important that such patients are triaged rapidly.
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The activated charcoal is normally packaged in filter cartridges that are inserted into the purification device.
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Repeated doses of oral activated charcoal have not yet been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality.
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Activated charcoal with sorbitol was administered by nasogastric tube.
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He was then sedated and ventilated to facilitate further examination and investigation. Activated charcoal with sorbitol was administered by nasogastric tube.
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Rust, scale, sand or other sediments can clog any activated charcoal filter.
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Standard decontamination procedures should be followed in the conscious patient, including emesis with syrup of ipecac or gastric lavage, activated charcoal and a cathartic.
Monamine Oxidase Inhibitors
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Repeated doses of oral activated charcoal have not yet been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality.
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He then opened the maintenance hatchways, removed the covers and began the slow job of pulling canister after canister of spent activated charcoal from their holders.
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Gastrointestinal decontamination with activated charcoal and a cathartic may be useful in acute exposures if the drug was taken orally within the previous 60 minutes.
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Activated charcoal filters used for home water treatment contain either granular activated charcoal or powdered block charcoal.
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If bowel sounds are present, repeated doses of oral activated charcoal may be administered to enhance the elimination of glutethimide through interruption of its enterohepatic recirculation.
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Another, activated charcoal, lessens the danger of poisons.
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Decontamination: Orogastric lavage with saline followed by activated charcoal.
Aspirin: effects, poisoning
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He was then sedated and ventilated to facilitate further examination and investigation. Activated charcoal with sorbitol was administered by nasogastric tube.
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Activated charcoal, spread on a pan like baking soda, also alleviates an odor problem.