Not Signed In -
Edrophonium Injection |
Enlon; Reversol; Tensilon |
Pictures
edrophonium gif
sodium sulfite as an antioxidant buffered with sodium citrate and citric acid and pH adjusted to approximately 5 4 Structural formula as follows Enlon ® is intended for IV and IM use Brand Name Enlon
DisplayImage asp
Megaoesophagus and Myasthenia Gravis
Andy s illness has been diagnosed as the fairly rare and fairly serious <a href= http www akitaclub org health acquiredMG htm >Aquired Myasthenia Gravis< a> in a classic form Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disease like lupus and rheumatic arthritis where the body attacks its own neurtransmitters resulting in general paralysis of the striatic that means voluntarily controlled muscles Typical syptoms are 1 Passive regurgitation since the oesophagus muscles become weak We did not notice Andy having this It is not the same as vomiting which Andy did have 2 Megaoesophagus a big and flacid oesophagus as shown in the Xray here 3 Paralysis of the face muscles Hence Andy s jowls 4 Weak or high pitched bark 5 Paralysis of leg muscles 6 Sleeping with the eyes open Andy had this too I was going to take a photo The disease can be diagnosed by a blood test for quot serum antibodies to the acetylcholine receptor quot but this test can not be done in Japan We have sent off to have it done in the US The disease was diagnosed effectively however by the use of pharmacological testing using the short acting drug edrophonium chloride brand name Tensilon This drug TEMPORARILY counteracts the effects of the paralysis so that the dog returns to normal for about 5 minutes after injection Since Andy could just about totter today they were not sure whether to administer the drug I said that we would be able to tell if Andy had improved since I wanted to be in the room when they administered the drug I had a premonition of what was about to happen Ho ho A few minutes later considerable laughter was heard coming from the room where the several vets were inspecting Andy Shortly afterwards Andy came bounding out of the room followed by a vet with a video camera I guess it must have been quite a laugh because the difference between a well Andy and the Andy we have at present is very considerable I thought that the laughter was a bit painful myself I was ple
Megaoesophagus and Myasthenia Gravis
Andy s illness has been diagnosed as the fairly rare and fairly serious <a href= http www akitaclub org health acquiredMG htm >Aquired Myasthenia Gravis< a> in a classic form Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disease like lupus and rheumatic arthritis where the body attacks its own neurtransmitters resulting in general paralysis of the striatic that means voluntarily controlled muscles Typical syptoms are 1 Passive regurgitation since the oesophagus muscles become weak We did not notice Andy having this It is not the same as vomiting which Andy did have 2 Megaoesophagus a big and flacid oesophagus as shown in the Xray here 3 Paralysis of the face muscles Hence Andy s jowls 4 Weak or high pitched bark 5 Paralysis of leg muscles 6 Sleeping with the eyes open Andy had this too I was going to take a photo The disease can be diagnosed by a blood test for quot serum antibodies to the acetylcholine receptor quot but this test can not be done in Japan We have sent off to have it done in the US The disease was diagnosed effectively however by the use of pharmacological testing using the short acting drug edrophonium chloride brand name Tensilon This drug TEMPORARILY counteracts the effects of the paralysis so that the dog returns to normal for about 5 minutes after injection Since Andy could just about totter today they were not sure whether to administer the drug I said that we would be able to tell if Andy had improved A few minutes later considerable laughter was heard coming from the room where the several vets were inspecting Andy Shortly afterwards Andy came bounding out of the room followed by a vet with a video camera I guess it must have been quite a laugh because the difference between a well Andy and the Andy we have at present is very considerable I thought that the laughter was a bit painful myself I was pleased that they had a good video for educational purposes and pleased that we had discovered the disease but a bit depressed for
email this page
print this page
bookmark this page
feedback on this page
