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glyceryl trinitrate

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glyceryl trinitrate
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) another name for nitroglycerine
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Noun1.glyceryl trinitrate - a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)
nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, trinitroglycerin
blasting gelatin - mixture of guncotton with nitroglycerin
cordite - explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords
dynamite - an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
Nitrospan, Nitrostat - trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris
vasodilative, vasodilator - a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels
nitrate - any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
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A person suffering from a heart attack requires immediate medical attention to prevent sustained heart damage Aside from receiving oxygen, glyceryl trinitrate and aspirin; persons having heart attacks will undergo a series of diagnostic test including an electrocardiogram, blood test and chest X-ray.
Heart Attack Description by Sven Ullmann / Food/cooking/nutrition community
The problem can be made worse by the use of glyceryl trinitrate or GTN sprays for angina, with some patients unable to distinguish between angina and a heart attack.
Heart attack confusion by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
The glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) treatment was given for angina and aspirin for anticoagulation.
The impact of remote patient monitoring in managing silent myocardial ... by Clarke, Malcolm; Bratan, Tanja; Kulkarni, Sadhana; Jones, Russell / The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi)
 
 
 
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