monoethylglycinexylidide test
- monoethylglycinexylidide test
- (for liver function) MEGX test; the plasma concentration of monoethylglycinexylidide (MEGX) is measured 15 or 30 minutes after the intravenous injection of lidocaine; MEGX levels are reduced in impaired liver function.
Medical dictionary.
2011.
Look at other dictionaries:
MEGX test — monoethylglycinexylidide t … Medical dictionary
liver function test — see specific tests, such as aminopyrine breath t., fructose tolerance t., galactose breath t., lipase t., methacetin breath t., monoethylglycinexylidide t., rose bengal t., and sulfobromophthalein excretion t. Increased levels of alanine… … Medical dictionary
Lidocaine — Systematic (IUPAC) name 2 (diethylamino) … Wikipedia
