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Do-Not-ReuscitateAka: DNR
- See Also
- Definition
- Order prohibits Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Includes Do-Not-Intubate (DNI)
- Implementation varies by state (e.g. DNR as outpatient)
- Independent of Advance Directive
Daunorubicin (C0011015) | |
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| Definition (MSH) | A very toxic anthracycline aminoglycoside antineoplastic isolated from Streptomyces peucetius and others, used in treatment of LEUKEMIA and other NEOPLASMS. |
| Definition (CSP) | anthracycline antibiotic produced by Streptomyces coeruleorubidus or Streptomyces peucetius and used as an antineoplastic. |
| Definition (NCI) | An anthracycline antineoplastic antibiotic with therapeutic effects similar to those of doxorubicin. Daunorubicin exhibits cytotoxic activity through topoisomerase-mediated interaction with DNA, thereby inhibiting DNA replication and repair and RNA and protein synthesis. |
| Definition (NCI) | An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antitumor antibiotics. |
| Concepts | Organic Chemical (T109) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121) |
| MSH | D003630 |
| English | Dauno Rubidomycine, Dauno-Rubidomycine, Daunomycin, Daunorrubicina, Daunorubicin, DAUNORUBICIN PREPARATION, DNM, DNR, DRB, Leukaemomycin C, Rubidomycin, Rubomycin, Rubomycin C |
| Spanish | daunorrubicina |
| Parent Concepts | Anthracycline Antibiotics (C0003234), Anthracyclines (C0282564), Antibiotics, Antineoplastic (C0003236) |
| Sources | CSP, MSH, MTH, NCI, NDFRT, PDQ, RXNORM, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT, VANDF Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
