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.
Patients with clotting disorders may not be suitable candidates for plasmapheresis.
Neurologic diseases comprise 90% of the diseases that could profit from plasmapheresis.
It is also known as therapeutic plasma exchange.
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It seems to me the answer could be dialysis or plasmapheresis.
Plasmapheresis is the removal of plasma from the rest of the blood by mechanical means.
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Hemodialysis, translated literally, is the process of separating blood.
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The basic procedure consists of removal of blood, separation of blood cells from plasma, and return of these blood cells to the body's circulation, diluted with fresh plasma or a substitute.
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.