Centrifugal abdominal lipodystrophy is a skin condition characterized by areas of subcutaneous fat loss that slowly enlarge. : 496–7

See also
Lipodystrophy
List of cutaneous conditions
Skin lesion


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Oxytocin was added to the Institute for Safe Medication Practicess list of High Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings in 2012. The list includes medications that have a high risk for harm if administered incorrectly.During pregnancy, increased uterine motility has led to decreased heart rate, cardiac arrhythmia, seizures, brain damage, and death in the fetus or neonate.Use is linked to an increased risk of postpartum depression in the mother.Certain learning and memory functions are impaired by centrally administered oxytocin. Also, systemic oxytocin administration can impair memory retrieval in certain aversive memory tasks. However, oxytocin does seem to facilitate learning and memory specifically for social information. Healthy males administered intranasal oxytocin show improved memory for human faces, in particular happy faces. Pharmacokinetics
Routes of administration
One IU of oxytocin is the equivalent of about 2 μg or mcg of pure peptide. Injection: Clinical doses of oxytocin are given by injection either into a muscle or into a vein to cause contraction of the uterus. Very small amounts (< 1%) do appear to enter the central nervous system in humans when peripherally administered. The compound has a half-life of typically about 3 minutes in the blood when given intravenously. Intravenous administration requires 40 minutes to reach a steady-state concentration and achieve maximum uterine contraction response. Buccal: Oxytocin was delivered in buccal tablets, but this is not common practice any more. Under the tongue: Oxytocin is poorly absorbed sublingually.