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Acute liver failure
Acute liver failure is a state of massive damage to liver cells due to various causes leading to an acute clinical picture with manifestations: jaundice, coagulopathy, hepatic encephalopathy, multi-organ failure ... in a person with previously normal liver function. High mortality rate of 50 - 90% without proper treatment or liver transplant
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How should Guillain-Barre Syndrome be treated?
Three children have Guillain Barre syndrome, after undergoing dialysis and plasma exchange 6 times, they were discharged from the hospital. Going home with symptoms such as sharp pain, crawling, pins and needles in the fingers, toes, ankles or wrists, muscle weakness from the lower legs to the upper body, unsteadiness, no can climb stairs or even be unable to walk. Difficulty moving eyes or face, including speaking, chewing, or swallowing. The pain may be severe and worsen at night. Bladder and colon disorders. Fast heart beat. Doctor advise how should I treat Guillain-barre syndrome?
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Indications for dialysis in acute pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammation of the pancreas with a wide range of clinical manifestations. In recent years, the number of patients with acute pancreatitis has increased, the disease has become more complicated, and the mortality rate is high (from 20-50%) with multiple organ failure and infection. Patients with acute pancreatitis may be prescribed dialysis for treatment.
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Methods of dialysis in resuscitation
Blood filtration methods in resuscitation are considered a revolution in the field of intensive care - anti-poisoning, contributing significantly to saving the lives of many critically ill patients.
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Hemodialysis techniques in resuscitation
Hemodialysis is a concept used to refer to the exchange of substances dissolved in the blood through a semipermeable membrane, often applied to patients with acute renal failure or poisoning with renal fluid with a composition similar to plasma. Hemodialysis in resuscitation is divided into many types, including continuous hemodialysis, continuous hemodialysis combined with filtration,...
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Plasma exchange technique in the treatment of myasthenia gravis
Myasthenia Gravis is a chronic neuromuscular disease characterized by muscle weakness occurring intermittently or continuously with varying degrees of severity.
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Immediate muscle paralysis due to Guillain-Barré . syndrome
Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare disorder that occurs when the body's immune system attacks the nerves, leading to immediate muscle paralysis or even paralysis of the entire body.
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Plasma exchange in patients with disseminated lupus erythematosus
Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease that causes many dangerous complications for patients. Treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus with drugs is often used in mild cases, for severe life-threatening cases, plasma exchange is the most effective method today.
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Plasma exchange in the treatment of Guillain-Barre syndrome
Guillain Barre syndrome is a rare disease but causes many dangerous complications for patients if not treated promptly. Currently, treatment of Guillain Barre syndrome often uses the method of replacing plasma with 5% albumin replacement fluid with the aim of eliminating autoimmune antibodies of this syndrome.
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What is plasma dialysis?
Plasma exchange is a therapy that removes a certain amount of plasma from a patient's blood and replaces it with a similar amount of plasma. The blood is drained through a filtration system, where a certain amount of plasma is removed and replaced with an equivalent amount of plasma or albumin, and the blood is then returned to the body.
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Complications of plasma exchange and some research reports at home and abroad
The reported incidence of complications associated with plasma exchange transfusion (TPE) varies widely depending on the definition and can be divided into two groups: those related to the procedure (17%) and those due to reactions to TPE (17%). Recent studies have found complication rates ranging from 5% to 36%, most of which were mild and did not require intervention. Hypocalcemia due to citrate anticoagulation is most common in cTPE, less common in mTPE.
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