11. Consequences of severe attacks which do not respond to corticosteroids might be treated by plasmapheresis . 12. In more extreme cases, the use of immunosuppressive drugs and even plasmapheresis may be considered. 13. If a diagnosis of STEC-HUS is confirmed, plasmapheresis ( plasma exchange ) is contraindicated. 14. IVIG and plasmapheresis have proven benefit in randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials. 15. When it was feared that the patient might die from hemolytic-uremic syndrome, plasmapheresis was performed. 16. The plasma was collected through " plasmapheresis " performed at collection centers all around the country. 17. Steroid treatment ( prednisone ) and plasmapheresis are no longer considered to be useful treatments; prednisone can exacerbate symptoms. 18. House wants to restart plasmapheresis , but Foreman wants to add other neurological symptoms-loss of language and aggression. 19. Doctors use a blood filtering process called plasmapheresis to remove antibodies that would cause his body to reject the transplanted kidney. 20. When patient blood is outside of the body passing through the plasmapheresis machine, the blood has a tendency to clot.
