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acetone test (medicine)


acetone test


A test for ketonuria; the suspected urine is shaken up with a few drops of sodium nitroprusside, and strong ammonia water is then gently poured over the mixture; if acetone is present, a magenta ring forms at the line of contact; tablets containing sodium nitroprusside and alkali are now more commonly used.


technetium tc 99m exametazime (medicine)


technetium tc 99m exametazime
<chemical> A gamma-emitting radionuclide imaging agent used in the evaluation of Regional cerebral blood flow and in non-invasive dynamic biodistribution studies and myocardial imaging. It has also been used to label leukocytes in the investigation of inflammatory bowel diseases.

Pharmacological action: radiopharmaceuticals.