See Also: red cell cast(medicine)
red blood cell cast(medicine)
white cell cast(medicine)
white blood cell cast(medicine)
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octapressin (medicine) and red cell cast (medicine)


octapressin (medicine)


octapressin -->
felypressin
<chemical> Synthetic analog of lypressin with more vasoconstrictor than antidiuretic action. It is used as a haemostatic.

Pharmacological action: haemostatics, renal agents, vasoconstrictor agents.

Chemical name: Vasopressin, 2-L-phenylalanine-8-L-lysine-


red cell cast (medicine)


red cell cast -->
red blood cell cast


A urinary cast composed of a matrix containing red cells in various stages of degeneration and visibility, characteristic of glomerular disease or renal parenchymal bleeding.

Synonym: red cell cast.