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Blood plasma — is the straw colored liquid component of blood in which the blood cells in whole blood are normally suspended. It makes up about 55% of the total blood volume. It is the intravascular fluid part of extracellular fluid (all body fluid outside of… … Wikipedia
Blood donation — Give blood redirects here. For other uses, see Give blood (disambiguation). Blood donation pictogram A blood donation occurs when a person voluntarily has blood drawn and used for transfusions or made into medications by a process called… … Wikipedia
Fresh Frozen Plasma — (FFP) is defined as the fluid portion of one unit of human blood that has been centrifuged, separated, and frozen solid at 18° C (or colder) within 6 hours of collection. Other single donor plasma units, either frozen or liquid, may be… … Wikipedia
Plasmapheresis — Pheresis redirects here. It is not to be confused with Phoresis. Plasmapheresis Intervention ICD 10 PCS 6A5 ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
HIV/AIDS in the People's Republic of China — The HIV/AIDS pandemic scene in East Asia is largely dominated by China. Much of the current spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in China has been through intravenous drug use and prostitution. In China, the number of affected by HIV… … Wikipedia
Red blood cell — Human red blood cells (6 8μm) Red blood cells (abbreviated RBCs; also referred to as erythrocytes or simply, as red cells[1]) are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate organism s principal means of delivering oxygen (O2) to the… … Wikipedia
Contaminated haemophilia blood products — Contaminated hemophilia blood products were a serious public health problem in the late 1970s through 1985. These products caused large numbers of haemophiliacs to become infected with HIV and hepatitis C. The companies involved included Alpha… … Wikipedia
HIV/AIDS in Yunnan — China s first AIDS case was identified in 1985 in a dying tourist. [Settle E. AIDS in China: an annotated chronology: 1985–2003. Montreal: China AIDS Survey, 2003] In 1989, the first indigenous cases were reported as an outbreak in 146 infected… … Wikipedia
Ken Strauss — (born 1953) is a physician/author who is known both for his writings as well as for his work promoting the careers and works of other artistically inclined professionals. He is the owner of a manor on the French Belgian border, le Château du… … Wikipedia
Blood transfusion — Intervention Plastic bag containing packed red blood cells in citrate, phosphate, dextrose, and adenine (CPDA) solution … Wikipedia
