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Definition of Intravenous pyelogram

1. Noun. X-ray picture of the kidneys and ureters after injection of a radiopaque dye.

Medical Definition of Intravenous pyelogram

1. A special diagnostic test that follows the time course of excretion of a radiopaque contrast dye through the kidneys, ureters and bladder after it is injected into a vein. (30 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Intravenous pyelogram

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Operative Gynecologic Laparoscopy: Principles and Techniques by Camran Nezhat (2000)
"Some of the symptoms are present in patients who develop ileus or bowel injury so that an intravenous pyelogram (IVP) is important for diagnosis. ..."

2. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"X-ray, either an intravenous pyelogram or a retrograde pyelogram 4. Kidney biopsy 5. Creatinine clearance All of these studies are usually performed under ..."

3. Acute Pain Management: Operative Or Medical Procedures and Trauma Clinical by Daniel B. Carr, Ada K. Jacox (1997)
"... diagnostic computerized imaging, intravenous pyelogram, or ultrasound examination), providing analgesia is likely to enhance the accuracy of these ..."

4. Current Issues in Women's Health by Food and Drug Administration, DIANE Publishing Company, United States (1994)
"... cancer • intravenous pyelogram (IVP)—produces x-ray pictures of the kidneys, bladder and ureters (tubes carrying urine from the kidneys to the bladder). ..."

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