Sentences with phrase «transfusions of»

Animals with severe disease require more careful management and may need repeated transfusions of blood and blood products to prevent hemorrhage.

In severe cases, protein levels drop and blood clots may form which require transfusions of plasma.

Cats that do not respond well to drug therapy may require dietary supplements containing high calorie levels, transfusions of blood (a process in which blood is given through an intravenous line to restore blood that has been lost) and intravenous fluid therapy (fluid given to the cat through the veins to restore hydration).

Dogs that already have progressed to having blood in their urine may require one or more transfusions of whole blood, which usually are only available at specialty veterinary clinics and at veterinary teaching hospitals.

Dogs can also get RMSF through transfusions of blood taken from an infected dog.

They may be necessary for cats with anemia caused by blood - sucking parasites such as fleas; who have undergone trauma, such as being hit by a car, and have internal bleeding; or who have a disease that requires transfusions of plasma, which contains special proteins that help to protect the pancreas from stimulation by pancreatic enzymes.

Here at VRCC transfusions of several types are done regularly.

Dogs and cats are most commnly given transfusions of packed red blood cells (PRBCs).

Over the next two days, Bella received two transfusions of packed RBCs and was started on treatment to suppress her immune system, but she did not respond well to the treatment.

However, «blood doping» to enhance hemoglobin with transfusions of one's own stored blood is considered an unfair athletic practice.

A California - based startup that provides transfusions of human blood plasma from young people to older people claims that results from its human trial show improvements in biomarkers related to Alzheimer's, cancer, and heart disease.

Why it matters: Thousands of patients receive potentially lifesaving transfusions of platelets each year to treat bleeding from trauma and for a wide range of medical conditions.

During that time period, the patient needs transfusions of platelets to help his / her blood to clot.

During this time, you will receive transfusions of red blood cells and platelets.

Researchers will test antiviral drugs and transfusions of blood from Ebola survivors in the West African countries hardest hit by the epidemic.

The Maharaj Institute has an FDA IND clinical trial protocol (08001 - BMSCTI) for investigating a novel cancer therapy using transfusions of white blood cells from healthy donors to patient with advanced solid tumors.

The South Florida Bone Marrow / Stem Cell Transplant Institute is now running a new clinical trial protocol (08001 - BMSCTI) for investigating a novel cancer therapy using transfusions of white blood cells from healthy donors.

There's anecdotal evidence that people who get transfusions of blood from under - 25s feel better than those who receive blood from older donors.

TRANSFUSIONS of young blood plasma may cut the risk of cancer, Alzheimer's disease and heart disease in older people, according to a controversial new study which required participants to pay for their treatment.

I enjoyed your report on the benefits of transfusions of younger blood plasma (10 June, p 8).

One mode of aging transmission is to give genetically identical mice transfusions of young or old blood.

Your article on transfusions of blood from young donors possibly reversing senility (20 October, p 10) sparked a long - forgotten memory...

A new class of synthetic platelet - like particles could augment natural blood clotting for the emergency treatment of traumatic injuries — and potentially offer doctors a new option for curbing surgical bleeding and addressing certain blood clotting disorders without the need for transfusions of natural platelets.

Helen Thomson writes that transfusions of young blood may help treat age - related conditions such as Alzheimer's and heart disease (23...

Paying to participate in a soon - to - launch clinical trial testing transfusions of young blood «offers the greatest potential for everyone in this room to add a lot of healthy years to their life,» Faloon said.

Because survivors of an Ebola infection would typically have produced effective antibodies against the virus (otherwise they wouldn't have survived), transfusions of their blood into a newly infected individual may help that person survive the often fatal disease.

Blood transfusions used for this purpose do not require approval by the US Food and Drug Administration, and some American companies are already charging hefty fees for transfusions of blood from young people.

The nationally representative survey of more than 4,700 U.S. adults centered on public views about: gene editing that might give babies a lifetime with much reduced risk of serious disease, implantation of brain chips that potentially could give people a much improved ability to concentrate and process information, and transfusions of synthetic blood that might give people much greater speed, strength and stamina.

Most commonly, patients receive transfusions of red blood cells, the component of blood that shuttles oxygen to tissues throughout the body.

Although most people only get transfusions once or twice in their lives (if at all), individuals with conditions like sickle - cell anemia require consistent blood transfusions of red cells.

Doctors treat either form of hemophilia with intravenous transfusions of proteins to replace the missing clotting factor.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/05/health/young-blood-mice-aging/index.html Scientists have recently found that giving old mice transfusions of young mice blood can reverse the aging process, human trials coming soon.

The AIDS virus seems most often transmitted through intimate sexual contact and through transfusions of already infected blood.

But don't wait for a mystical transfusion of brain cells.

Arizona was long given up for dead, but a transfusion of stimulating young talent brought in from afar has hearts all aflutter in Tucson

For data analysis purposes, they define severe acute maternal morbidity as: ICU admission, transfusion of 4 or more packed cells, PPH, and manual removal of the placenta.

During pregnancy, many women suffering from HELLP syndrome require a transfusion of some form of blood product (red cells, platelets, plasma).

Certainly after a battlefield trauma or a car accident a ready transfusion of artificial blood that could theoretically work with any blood type and not require refrigeration would be a welcome medical tool.

Overall, only two per cent of all patients with massive hemorrhage received what might be considered the optimal transfusion of a high dose of clotting products in conjunction with red blood cells during the first hour of arrival within the Emergency Department.

In addition, while transfused platelets do not typically need to be immune - matched to patients, repeated transfusion of unmatched platelets leads to an immune reaction that eventually renders patients unresponsive to platelet transfusion therapy.

By SHARON KINGMAN Five years ago, the cost in some developing countries of testing each transfusion of donated blood for HIV infection was estimated at $ 30, compared with $ 1 allocated per person for health care in an entire year.

The risk of getting a viral infection from a transfusion of one unit of blood is 1 in 34,000, and the risk of a bacterial infection from a platelet transfusion is 1 in 1,700.

The neonatology study centers, for example, hewed to OHRP suggestions regarding the SUPPORT trial in adding warnings to documents for the network's Transfusion of Prematurity study, which compares two types of blood transfusion strategies in extreme preemies.

Passive immunization, herein referred to as adoptive T cell therapy, is the transfusion of autologous or allogeneic T cells into tumor - bearing hosts, i.e., patients.

Coogler doesn't mess with what audiences already like, but gives the series a transfusion of energy that lifts it in the 21st century.

The movie business never need meet another Harvey Weinstein again — but it does need a transfusion of new and talented facilitators.

Consumption of plasma protease inhibitors and saturation of available α2 - macroglobulin by activated proteases is rapidly followed by acute disseminated intravascular coagulation, shock and death.34, 35 Although a clinical trial in humans has failed to show the beneficial effects of fresh - frozen plasma directed at replenishing α2 - macroglobulin stores, there is anecdotal evidence of its benefit in dogs with pancreatitis.36 Transfusion of fresh frozen plasma (10 - 20 ml / kg) to replace natural protease inhibitors such as α2 - macroglobulin is frequently associated with amelioration of the deleterious effects associated with inflammatory mediators and activated proteases.

Vets Now record serious cases that required a mini-blood transfusion of plasma to stabilize the patients.

Small animals may also receive a transfusion of plasma for conditions causing abnormal blood clotting and low protein levels.

Blood transfusion (including transfusion of blood products, like plasma) is a critically important service that can mean the difference between life and death for veterinary patients.