plasma exchange

collocation in English

meaningsofplasmaandexchange

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plasma
noun[U]
uk
/ˈplæz.mə/us
/ˈplæz.mə/
the pale yellow liquid that forms 55% of human blood and contains the ...
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exchange
noun
uk
/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/us
/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/
the act of giving something to someone and them giving you ...
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(Definition ofplasmaandexchangefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Intractable cases may respond toplasmaexchangeand intravenous immunoglobulin.
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In severe cases, bothplasmaexchangeand intravenous immunoglobulins may lead to rapid improvement.
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One study did examine the use ofplasmaexchangeto prolong pregnancy in women with severe, early onset pre-eclampsia,72 but the results were not encouraging.
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Eculizumab also reportedly maintained stable allograft function and simplified the management of kidney transplant patients by decreasing the need for post-transplantplasmaexchangeand splenectomy.
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Treatments that have been tried include intravenous immunoglobulin,plasmaexchange, corticosteroids, cyclophosphamide and rituximab.
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Withplasmaexchange, this has dropped to 10% at six months.
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Albumin is commonly used to replenish and maintain blood volume after traumatic injury, during surgery, and duringplasmaexchange.
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Conventional treatments for demyelinating neuropathy, such as steroids, intravenous immunoglobulin andplasmaexchange, are ineffective; treatment must be aimed at the haematological disorder.
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Immunosuppressants, such as glucocorticoids, rituximab, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, or cyclosporine, may also be used if a relapse or recurrence followsplasmaexchange.
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Plasmaexchangeoffers a controversial but possibly helpful treatment.
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In the era before effective treatment withplasmaexchange, the fatality rate was about 90%.
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Again,plasmaexchangeis less effective than in other related conditions such as myasthenia gravis, and additional immunosuppressive medication is often needed.
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He pursued a research career in haematology and immunology, successively becoming an expert inplasmaexchange, stem cell transplantation, monoclonal antibody therapy, myelodysplastic syndrome and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
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It is speculated that theplasmaexchangecauses an interference with the function of the voltage-dependent potassium channels, one of the underlying issues of hyper-excitability in autoimmune neuromyotonia.
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In certain circumstances,plasmaexchange, intravenous immunoglobulin, rituximab and other antibody-directed immune therapies may be employed, but this is an area in which active investigation continues.
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Treatments used consist of interferon alpha and plasma exchanges.
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