Sentences with phrase «numbers of patient blood»

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Speaking of checkpoint inhibitor drugs... Merck's star cancer immunotherapy treatment Keytruda is facing some troubling clinical trial incidents which have now compelled the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to halt three studies of the drug in multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer, after a number of patient deaths.

You will get to work with patients on a regular basis, performing a number of tasks that range from taking patients» blood pressure to putting in IV lines that deliver medication and fluids.

In contrast, PD - L1 blockade increased the capacity of Treg cells to multiply (and hence their overall numbers), but only in cells from patients with viremia, i.e. those that had detectable virus in their blood.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center used two relatively simple tactics to significantly reduce the number of unnecessary blood tests to assess symptoms of heart attack and chest pain and to achieve a large decrease in patient charges.

Fat cells cultured from the body mass index of a morbidly obese patient cause multiple myeloma cells to anchor to a much greater extent than normal cells and produce a significantly larger number of blood vessels to sustain the cancer cells.

Patients with diabetes and suffering from acute kidney injury (AKI), proteinuria and uncontrolled blood sugar experience a sharp reduction in the number of years they have healthy renal function before being forced onto dialysis, according to researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine.

Still, WHO experts concluded that this is the best approach because it is theoretically feasible to recruit large numbers of Ebola survivors, collect blood from them, screen it for disease and use it to potentially help patients.

Sîrbulescu notes that it is possible to isolate high numbers of a patient's B cells through a standard blood pheresis procedure, allowing collection of enough cells for several treatments at a single session.

Dr Lobo continues: «By using the medications we already have available and taking a personalised approach to prescribing these drugs — avoiding an «off the shelf» regime — it allowed patients to tolerate increased numbers of medications and ultimately resulted in significant and long lasting lowering of blood pressure.

A number of new clinical trials aim to take cells from a patient, such as blood cells or immune cells, edit them and transfer them back with new power to undermine diseases like cancer or sickle cell anemia.

Umbilical cord blood, for example, generally contains insufficient numbers of stem cells for it to be used as a source of HSCs for transplantation into adult patients.

Right under our noses the patient had lost the number of red cells contained in almost a quart of blood — and nobody had the faintest clue why.

Another limitation is that the trial did not select patients who were at the highest risk for developing another arterial blockage, such as those over age 65, those who have had more than one heart attack or those known to have a large number of blood clots.

According to Dr. Miedema, «The less stringent blood pressure goals will increase the number who are «at goal,» indicating to the patient and their primary care provider that treatment is not indicated when in fact treatment of their mildly elevated blood pressure may reduce their risk for a heart attack and stroke.»

Using a new method, the scientists therefore isolated T cells specifically programmed to target the CMV virus from the blood of the donor and transferred small numbers of these cells to the patients.

The success with kidney transplant patients is particularly noteworthy given the number of very ill people who come to the medical center with a high probability of rejecting a donor organ because of high amounts of antibodies in their blood.

We measured the levels of Tregs in patients with ALS, and we found that the disease progressed significantly more slowly in patients who had higher numbers of Tregs in their blood.

«With regard to surgical populations, one of the questions we had with our NSQIP data, where we track the number of units patients receive in the perioperative time period, was whether we would see similar decreases in blood utilization in the NSQIP population,» said Ms. Martin.

Through the UCSD Clinical Cardiovascular Cell Therapy program, Dib and collaborating cardiology faculty plan to conduct clinical studies in a number of areas, including the effectiveness of adult stem cell transplant as a treatment for congestive heart failure; as a way to minimize heart damage after a heart attack; and in the formation of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) to increase blood flow to the heart for patients experiencing chest pain.

The researchers were able to show that a reduction in the number of ribosomes — organelles known as the protein factories of the cell — is responsible for the disruption in the formation of red blood cells found in patients with DBA.

ARANESP ® is used to treat anemia, a deficiency in the number of red blood cells, caused by chronic kidney failure in patients both on dialysis and not on dialysis.

The use of human embryonic stem cells, as opposed to patient blood, as the starting material for AST - VAC2 provides a scalable system for the production of a large number of vaccine doses in a single lot, reducing manufacturing costs, enabling «off - the - shelf» availability, and ensuring product consistency.

Our physicians and scientists are working on a number of initiatives, including collecting blood and bone marrow from patients to better understand the causes of bone marrow failure syndromes and MDS; exploring possible genetic factors that guide medical care; collecting blood and bone marrow to identify specific proteins that are faulty and how these defects relate to clinical complications and outcomes; and clinical trials to improve stem cell transplants for disorders such as dyskeratosis congenita.

«To confirm whether patients have a bacterial infection of the respiratory tract, doctors currently have to take a number of different samples (blood and septum) and even chest X-rays in the case of pneumonia,» said project coordinator Kejing Ying in a statement.

In Sabrina's poster, she showed that patients with a low number of different types of T - cells (a type of immune cell which has different versions to fight different infections / diseases; called a T - cell repertoire or TCR) in their blood at start of treatment were more likey to respond to anti-PD1 therapy, and had a poor response to anti-CTLA4 therapy.

However, due to the limited number of stem cells available, only 10 % of patients referred for cord blood transplantation are eligible, which highlights the crucial contribution of StemCell2MAX for healthcare improvement.

«Glucose numbers go up quickly with a lot of my patients,» he says, referring to blood - sugar levels.

A decade ago, when researchers at the University of Indiana put patients on a low - salt diet, they found that blood pressure went down in about a third of patients, but that in an equal number it actually rose.

According to a study published in Hypertension, 50 patients with resistant hypertension (defined as high blood pressure that doesn't respond to taking three or more types of medication designed to lower blood pressure) who walked on a treadmill at a 3 percent grade three times a week for eight weeks were able to lower their systolic blood pressure (the number on the top of a blood - pressure reading) by 6 mm Hg (a measure of pressure).

Long - term dietary treatment with increased amounts of fiber - rich low - glycemic index natural foods improves blood glucose control and reduces the number of hypoglycemic events in type 1 diabetic patients

A study a number years ago showed that labeling patients as hypertensive compared to a control group with the same blood pressures lowered their quality of life and increased the days of work missed.

A 12 - week controlled study in Denmark of high - intensity interval walking for patients with Type 2 diabetes showed it helped control blood glucose levels better than continuous moderate exercise, even though the same number of calories was expended by both groups.

We recommend running blood tests on all patients prior to any anesthetic procedure to check liver and kidney function and also to make sure they have adequate numbers of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

PRBCs are used to restore the oxygen carrying capacity to the blood of a patient that is suffering from anemia (a condition characterized by a decreased number of red blood cells or hemoglobin in the blood), and are one of the most important blood components used in transfusion medicine.

• Complete blood cell count (CBC)- This is a blood test that looks at the numbers of white and red blood cells and platelets as well as the types and abnormalities of blood cells A CBC may be indicated if the patient is not in good physical condition because it can detect signs of infection and anemia which may be significant in the treatment regimen.

Patients with hypertension, or high blood pressure, may be prescribed a number of different treatments by their doctors in order to manage their condition.

Lab Technician — ABO Laboratories — May 2012 — Present • Execute a variety of laboratory assays and tests in accordance with established procedures, policies, and regulations; ensure samples are properly labeled and stored • Study blood samples for transfusions and record the blood group, number of cells, blood type, cell morphology, and other blood type compatibility • Perform procedural and instrument calibrations, document all quality control activities, and perform regular equipment maintenance • Identify problems that may negatively affect test results or performance; correct issues immediately and properly notify supervisor • Maintain meticulous records and demonstrate that the testing of samples is done in the same manner as patient specimens; promote cost - effective testing practices and reduce waste by 10 percent