Blood dyscrasias (blood disorders where clotting of blood is prolonged) What is auricular hematoma? Auricular hematoma describes the collection of blood below the skin of the outer ear, typically resulting from blunt trauma during sports. When auricular hematoma is not fully drained, recurs, or is...
Low lysozyme levels were observed insynovial fluid obtained from patients with post-traumatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, seronega- tive polyarthritis and arthritis associated with plasmacytic dyscrasias. However, high lysozyme levels were observed in acute gout, infectious arthritis and acute nonspecific sy...
Uncommon reactions include facial itching and excoriation, blood dyscrasias, and hepatopathy. More frequent reactions are anorexia, diarrhea, lethargy, and vomiting. Carbimazole is metabolized to methimazole; therefore, a cat that has had a reaction to one drug cannot be switched to the other. Two...
Role of 18F-FDG positron emmission tomography/computed tomography in the diagnosis and management of multiple myeloma and other plasma cell dyscrasias: a consensus statement by the international myeloma working group. Lancet Oncol. 2017;18(4):e206–17. Article Google Scholar Dimopoulos MA, Hillen...
Both the absolute concentrations and the ratio are utilized to diagnose plasma cell dyscrasias, provide prognostic information, monitor response to therapy, and assess relapse.10 When the light chain isoform of the paraprotein is known, the difference between the affected and unaffected sFLC (also ...
Serum from a blood specimen obtained at the time of HPC collection and the HPC plasma collection bag after 24 h of refrigerated storage are shown below. Cryoglobulinemia refers to a biochemical phenomenon in which excess immunoglobulins precipitate when exposed to temperatures 37 掳 C. ...
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In patients with this type of cancer, a rogue plasma cell starts reproducing uncontrollably, leading to changes in blood chemistry and causing symptoms like anemia and fatigue. Treatment for plasma cell dyscrasias usually involves chemotherapy to kill the cells and may require a bone marrow ...
In patients with this type of cancer, a rogue plasma cell starts reproducing uncontrollably, leading to changes in blood chemistry and causing symptoms like anemia and fatigue. Treatment for plasma cell dyscrasias usually involves chemotherapy to kill the cells and may require a bone marrow ...