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why does my doctor say refrain from wine or beer while on my four months of chemo?
Because chemo causes you to feel weakened, drinking will intensify this effect. Also Alchohol thins the blood, which could negatively affect your chemo treatments.
Can chemotherapy affect AST and ALT?
If the chemo affects your liver, then yes
Can chemo cause high ammonia levels?
Yes, chemotherapy can lead to high ammonia levels in some patients. Certain chemotherapeutic agents can affect liver function or cause tissue breakdown, which may increase the production of ammonia. Additionally, some cancer treatments can lead to complications such as liver damage or metabolic disturbances, contributing to elevated ammonia levels in the blood. It's important for healthcare providers to monitor liver function and ammonia levels during chemotherapy.
What do shark detect with chemo receptors?
A drop of blood in a large pool of water.
Can you drink alcohol while on chemo?
A person should not drink alcohol when taking chemotherapy. The weakened state of the body can prevent it from eliminating the alcohol from the system as quickly. it can also interfere with how well the chemotherapy works.
What is ic dexamethasone?
My mother is taking it the night before her chemo treatments. to raise her blood platelets
What is the normal range of the white blood count for a patient who is undergoing chemotherapy treatment?
The normal white blood cell (WBC) count range is 5000-10000. Chemotherapy usually lowers your white cell count, but some types of chemo are much harder on your white cell count than others. The WBC generally drops during the 7-10 days after chemo then starts to rise again so that it is above 3000 within 3 weeks. That is a general rule. Some chemo regimens affect the WBC very little.
What factors control breathing rate?
Breathing rate increases when: -The respiratory center senses high CO2 levels and high H+ (hydrogen ion) concentration (controls pH). -Carbonic Acid/Bicarbonate Buffer System: CO2+H2O<->H2CO3(carbonic acid)<->H(+)+HCO3- -There are low blood O2 levels (sensed by chemo-receptors in certain blood vessels) -Emotions, fear, and pain can also increase breathing rate
When was Chemo - comics - created?
Chemo - comics - was created in 1962.
What are the release dates for Chemo - 2010?
Chemo - 2010 was released on: USA: 2010
Can mold in your home hurt you if you have had chemo?
It's harmful regardless of whether or not you had chemo.
Is platinum-based chemotherapy a adjuvant chemotherapy?
Yes. It can either be used by itself as straight chemo therapy or as an adjuvant chemo therapy. I myself am on adjuvant chemo therapy with Cisplatin, which is a highly toxic platinum drug, in this case administered by IV. My skin is having mild reactions, my hair is falling out, and my blood counts are low, especially my hemoglobin counts, which leaves me weak, tired and out of breath.
