Diazoxide (Noun)
Meaning
Vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The doctor prescribed diazoxide to help lower the patient's extremely high blood pressure.
- Diazoxide was administered intravenously to quickly reduce the patient's severe hypertension.
- The patient's condition improved significantly after being treated with diazoxide for severe hypertension.
- In emergency situations, diazoxide is often used as a rapid-acting vasodilator to treat severe hypertension.
- The cardiologist ordered a dose of diazoxide to be given to the patient to immediately reduce their critically high blood pressure.