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Treament/Therapies
Chapter 8
Term | Definition |
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Pharmacology | |
Anticoagulant | Drug that prevents the coagulation of blood |
Hemostatic | Drug that stops the flow of blood |
Thrombolytic | Drug that breaks down blood clots |
Surgical Procedures | |
Laparosplenectomy | Surgical removal of the spleen through the abdomen |
Lymphadenectomy | Surgical removal of a lymph gland |
Nephrosplenopexy | Surgical fixation of the spleen and kidney |
Splenectomy | Surgical removal of spleen |
Transfusion | |
Apheresis | Process similar to dialysis Draws patients blood, removes something from it, then returns the rest of the blood to the patient's body |
Cytapheresis | Apheresis remove cellular material |
Plasmapheresis | Apheresis to remove plasma |
Plateletpheresis | Apheresis to remove platelets |
Transfusion | Infusion into a patient of blood from another source |