DESCRIPTION: DEXEDRINE (dextroamphetamine sulfate) is the dextro isomer of the compound d,1-amphetamine sulfate, a sympathomimetic amine of the amphetamine group. Chemically, dextroamphetamine is d-alpha-methylphenethylamine, and is present in all forms of DEXEDRINE as the neutral sulfate.
Types of tests that nearly always use ICCM include angiograms/angiography (which are X-rays of blood vessels), arthrography (which is an X-ray of the inside of a joint (like the shoulder)) and myelography (which involves injection of contrast medium into the fluid around the spinal cord).
A thyroid uptake and scan, also known as a radioactive iodine uptake test (RAIU), is a nuclear medicine exam in which the patient receives an oral dose of a radioactive iodine that is absorbed by thyroid tissue. The amount of radioactivity taken up by the thyroid is measured and images of the thyroid are also obtained.