Bowel Preparation For Surgery
Pronounced: (SOE-dee-um FOS-fate MAW-no-BAY-sik/dye-BAY-sik)
Preparation Cleansing Oral Uses
Your doctor may prescribe this product (usually along with other products) to clean stool from the intestines before surgery or certain bowel procedures (such as colonoscopy, radiography). Use it only as directed by your doctor. It may also be used to relieve occasional constipation. However, when treating constipation,...
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From Our Sources
Image: Pre-Surgery Preparation: Step 1
Source: Breastcancer.org
Blue dye in lumpectomy site. A blue dye in lumpectomy site B axillary lymph nodes: levels I C axillary lymph nodes: levels II D axillary lymph nodes:... Read more »
Image: Pre-Surgery Preparation: Step 2
Source: Breastcancer.org
Blue dye draining away from lumpectomy site, within lymphatic channels, towards the axilla. A blue dye in lumpectomy site B axillary lymph nodes:... Read more »
Image: Pre-Surgery Preparation: Step 3
Source: Breastcancer.org
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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