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  • abbreviation microgram

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  • abbreviation medicine (metrology) Symbol for the microgram, an SI unit of mass equal to 10−6 grams.

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  • noun one millionth (1/1,000,000) gram

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Examples

  • Lacouture et al. found that a leukocyte count greater than 15,000/mm3 and a serum glucose greater than 150 mg./dl. are predictive of a serum iron concentration greater than 300 mcg./dl. 4

    Iron Poisoning 2010

  • Additional dose of vitamin D (2000 IU, and preferably one with added 200 mcg vit K) 5.

    Hyla Cass, M.D.: Is Your Medication Robbing You of Nutrients Part 2: Getting Specific M.D. Hyla Cass 2010

  • Be sure to get 500 mcg B12, 800 mcg folic acid, 20 mg B6 a day -- doses found to reduce brain shrinkage up to 50 percent in people with mild memory problems.

    Jean Carper: In Honor of World Alzheimer's Day, Take a Hike Today Jean Carper 2010

  • Deferoxamine, which is the specific chelator for iron, should be instituted in patients whose SI is greater than their TIBC or in the symptomatic patient whose SI is greater than 350 mcg./dl. 1 Deferoxamine binds free iron in the serum and forms ferrioxamine, a water soluble, renally excreted compound which, if present, turns the urine a characteristic reddish-orange or "vin rose" color.

    Iron Poisoning 2010

  • Within 26-48 hours of the toxic ingestion, the patient's vital signs stabilized and the plasma level of carbamazepine decreased to 4.4 mcg./ml.

    Carbamazepine 2010

  • You don't need to take more than about 200 micrograms (mcg) of selenium per day and it starts getting toxic at four to five times that level (10).

    Dr. James P. Blumenthal: Healthy Tips For Protecting Your Body From Radiation And Nuclear Fallout Dr. James P. Blumenthal 2011

  • Chemet® is indicated for the treatment of lead poisoning in children with blood lead levels above 45 mcg./dL.

    Succimer 2010

  • SELECT (SELenium and vitamin E Cancer prevention Trial) originally ran from August 2001 through June 2004 and involved 35,000 men assigned to follow one of four different interventions per day: 200 micrograms (mcg) of L-selenomethione (selenium) plus a vitamin E placebo; 400 IU vitamin E (as alpha-tocopherol) plus a selenium placebo; 200 mcg selenium plus 400 IU vitamin E; or placebo of both.

    Craig Cooper: The Real Facts About Vitamin E and Prostate Cancer Craig Cooper 2011

  • You don't need to take more than about 200 micrograms (mcg) of selenium per day and it starts getting toxic at four to five times that level (10).

    Dr. James P. Blumenthal: Healthy Tips For Protecting Your Body From Radiation And Nuclear Fallout Dr. James P. Blumenthal 2011

  • Plasma level of carbamazepine upon admission was 29.8 mcg./ml.

    Carbamazepine 2010

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