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Descriptor English: Barium Sulfate
Descriptor Spanish: Sulfato de Bario
Descriptor sulfato de bario
Scope note: Compuesto utilizado como medio de contraste radiológico, presente en la naturaleza como el mineral barita. También se utiliza en diversos tipos de manufacturas y mezclado con el hormgión de alta densidad para protección radiológica.
Descriptor Portuguese: Sulfato de Bário
Descriptor French: Sulfate de baryum
Entry term(s): Barite
Baritop
Barium Sulfate (2:1)
E Z CAT
E-Z-CAT
EZCAT
Micropaque Oral
Sulfate, Barium
Tree number(s): D01.103.075
D01.875.800.800.850.075
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001466
Scope note: A compound used as an x-ray contrast medium that occurs in nature as the mineral barite. It is also used in various manufacturing applications and mixed into heavy concrete to serve as a radiation shield.
Annotation: for enema, use BARIUM SULFATE not BARIUM
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AN analysis
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
Pharm Action: Contrast Media
Registry Number: 25BB7EKE2E
CAS Type 1 Name: Sulfuric acid, barium salt (1:1)
DeCS ID: 1487
Unique ID: D001466
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/05
Barium Sulfate - Preferred
Concept UI M0002181
Scope note A compound used as an x-ray contrast medium that occurs in nature as the mineral barite. It is also used in various manufacturing applications and mixed into heavy concrete to serve as a radiation shield.
Preferred term Barium Sulfate
Entry term(s) Sulfate, Barium
Micropaque Oral - Narrower
Concept UI M0002182
Preferred term Micropaque Oral
Barium Sulfate (2:1) - Narrower
Concept UI M0330827
Preferred term Barium Sulfate (2:1)
E-Z-CAT - Narrower
Concept UI M0369258
Preferred term E-Z-CAT
Entry term(s) E Z CAT
EZCAT
Barite - Narrower
Concept UI M0002180
Preferred term Barite
Baritop - Narrower
Concept UI M0369259
Preferred term Baritop



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