The measurement of the concentration of hydrogen ions, pH, is another important consideration when evaluating a medication's risk of infiltration or extravasation. A normal pH of blood is between ...

It is an industry that was supposed to be cleaned up, after the turn-of-the-millennium­ notoriety surrounding so-called blood or conflict ­diamonds—precious stones mined in African war zones ...

Acute anemia can develop due to a rapid drop in red blood cells (RBCs) after losing blood. The more blood a person loses, the more severe the anemia becomes. It usually occurs due to hemorrhage or ...

Drs Pavan Brahmbhatt and Amit Agarwal discuss best practices for managing amyloid-related imaging abnormalities in patients ...

Your blood sugar goal may vary depending on whether you have diabetes, which type of diabetes you have, and whether you’re pregnant. Keeping track of your blood sugar is a key part of diabetes ...

Topical DMSO has been used to prevent tissue damage caused by chemotherapy infusions, also called extravasation.

After renal shutdown, edema generally develops (the magnitude depending on the nature of the treatment), the blood pressure rises, the nonprotein nitrogen steadily mounts, acidosis becomes ...

Inside you, there is an amazing network of blood vessels, the tubes that carry blood all around your body. Every part of the body needs oxygen, food and water. The blood vessels are a bit like ...

Avoid possible extravasation of melphalan and in cases ... therapy if thrombocytopenia and/or leukopenia occur until the blood counts have sufficiently recovered. Consider adjusting dose on ...

About 1,750 people in the UK are living with an undiagnosed hepatitis C infection after being given a transfusion with contaminated blood, according to BBC analysis. Official documents ...

Number of first time and repeat blood donors in the U.S. in 2019 and 2021 Distribution of blood types in the U.S. as of 2023 ...