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Indication of anti-tetanus serum

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∙ 15y ago

Updated: 12/14/2022

prophylaxis and treatment of tetanus

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Is skin test necessary for antitetanus serum administration?

Yes.

Why anti tetanus serum and tetanus toxoid given simultaneously to patient with dirty wounds?

You give the antitetanus serum because it contains passive antibodies that can immediately start attacking any antigens if present. While that is going on, the body reacts to the toxoids injected into it by producing its own antibodies, this process is slow thus we need the antitetanus serum for immediate protection.

What is the best indication of renal function?

Serum creatinine levels

Serum calcium levels may be used to test for abnormalities in which body system?

Serum calcium levels may be used to test for abnormalities in the kidneys. Low calcium levels can be an indication of a kidney disease. Likewise, thyroid and parathyroid diseases also are possible when there is an abnormal serum calcium level.

What is lacking antibodies of a specific type in serum?

Serum is serum

Plasma minus clotting proteins?

Plasma minus clotting proteins is called serum. Serum is the liquid portion of blood that remains after blood has clotted and the clotting factors have been removed. Serum is used in various medical tests to measure different components in the blood.

Does serum contain DNA?

Serum is generally free from blood cellular components but when collecting serum sometimes few cells will be pipetted with the serum & that is the only source of DNA in the serum.

How toxity of serum can be tested?

how can you test for any toxity in blood serum or serum tears.

. Why is the disk diffusion technique not a perfect indication of how the drug will perform?

Variable such as serum, body pH, ionic content, O2 level are not tested. Also you can not tell how the drug is metabolized and excreted or the side effects of the drug.

Why shouldn't do sports in the day of vaccination - antitetanus - can it reduce the efficiency?

Participating in sports will not change the effectiveness of the vaccine. If you still feel well there is no reason not to participate.

Which tube will yield serum?

A serum separator tube (SST) typically yields serum after centrifugation. It contains a gel barrier that separates the serum from the clot during the centrifugation process, allowing for easy collection of the serum layer.

Can Tetanus be prevented?

active prophylaxis by taking 3 injection of tetanus toxiod 0-1-6 month interval and passive by taking antitetanus immunoglobulin

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