Approach Considerations. Once a working diagnosis of acute pancreatitis is reached, laboratory tests are obtained to support the clinical impression. In addition to confirming the diagnosis, laboratory tests are helpful in determining the etiology and looking for complications. Although diagnostic imaging is unnecessary in most cases of pancreatitis, visualization of inflammatory changes within the pancreas provides morphologic confirmation of the diagnosis.
Carbastat - Clinical Pharmacology. Carbachol is a potent cholinergic (parasympathomimetic) agent which produces constriction of the iris and ciliary body resulting in reduction in intraocular pressure. The exact mechanism by which carbachol lowers intraocular pressure is not precisely known.
The-OH group from the acid combines with the-H atom from the alcohol to form a water molecule. The R' -0- group from the alcohol attaches to the carbonyl carbon on the acid to produce the ester. The reaction is catalyzed by the addition of concentrated sulfuric acid, H 2 S0 4, and the reaction is reversible.dding concentrated sulfuric acid, a strong dehydrating agent, shifts the equilibrium to the products side by removing the water as it is formed. Equation 2 illustrates a specific example of an esterification reaction, that of methyl alcohol and acetic acid, to form methyl acetate.