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What is plasmapheresis?
Plasmapheresis is a process in which the plasma is separated from the blood cells. People with autoimmune diseases are sometimes treated with this procedure. The plasma is disposed of and the cells are reintroduced to the body with other fluids.
What precaution should be used with plasmapheresis?
Patients with clotting disorders may not be suitable candidates for plasmapheresis.
What is another name for Plasmapheresis?
It is also known as therapeutic plasma exchange.
What is plasmapheresis used for?
is used to remove antibodies from the bloodstream, thereby preventing them from attacking their targets. It does not directly affect the immune system's ability to make more antibodies, and therefore may only offer temporary benefit.
Why is plasmapheresis used to treat Guillain Barre syndrome and not Multiple sclerosis?
Guillian Barre Syndrome (GBS) is a disease which falls into a class of diseases called acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP) which are diseases which impact the peripheral nervous system. It is caused by an immune response to foreign antigens in the blood, but antigenic mimicry causes the immune system to mistakenly target nerve tissue instead. Prompt removal of the foreign antigens (using plasmapheresis) can cure the disease in most patients.Multiple Sclerosis is also an immune system failure in which the immune system targets and destroys myelin. The cause, however, is unknown. It is believed that while there may be some viral trigger which causes the disease, there are many other factors which also contribute, such as ethnicity, geography, and sex.Since there is no identifiable antigen which needs to be removed from the bloodstream, plasmapheresis is contraindicated.
When is plasmapheresis most useful?
This procedure is most useful in acute, self-limited disorders such as Guillain-Barre syndrome, or when chronic disorders, such as myasthenia gravis, become more severe in symptoms.
Method of separating out plasma proteins by electrical charge?
Electrophoresis
What has the author Pat Brawley written?
Pat Brawley has written: 'To pay or not to pay' -- subject(s): Blood donors, Blood platelets, Health aspects, Health aspects of Plasmapheresis, Plasmapheresis, Safety measures, Transfusion
How does chemistry benefit your world?
helps by finding cures to many cancers and diseases
How are most diseases usually spread?
Most diseases are spread by germs.
What is the removal of plasma from a blood withdrawn?
Plasmapheresis is the removal of plasma from the rest of the blood by mechanical means.
What groups benefit most from socialism?
In a communist state, the rulers benefit most.
