Antibodies and surgery
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams36567
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Perioperative Blood Management Service.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1404
- Available Online
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Antibodies are proteins in your blood that protect you from disease.This pamphlet explains why our immune system make antibodies, how they are tested for, and what to expect if you have them before surgery.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([4] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Antibodies
- Blood Transfusion
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Blood testing
- Blood--Transfusion
- Abstract
- Antibodies are proteins in your blood that protect you from disease.This pamphlet explains why our immune system make antibodies, how they are tested for, and what to expect if you have them before surgery.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Perioperative Blood Management Service, QEII
- Pamphlet Number
- 1404
Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG)
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams36584
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Perioperative Blood Management Service.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1247
- Available Online
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IVIG is a collection of antibodies. Antibodies help your body fight infection. IVIG comes from the plasma (part of the blood) of thousands of different donors. IVIG is available under many brand names (like Gamunex®, IGIVnex®, Gammagard Liquid®, and others). This pamphlet explains how IVIG is given, benefits, and possible side effects.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([2] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
- Autoimmune Diseases - drug therapy
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Immunoglobulins
- Autoimmune diseases
- Specialty
- Hematology
- Abstract
- IVIG is a collection of antibodies. Antibodies help your body fight infection. IVIG comes from the plasma (part of the blood) of thousands of different donors. IVIG is available under many brand names (like Gamunex®, IGIVnex®, Gammagard Liquid®, and others). This pamphlet explains how IVIG is given, benefits, and possible side effects.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Perioperative Blood Management Service
- Pamphlet Number
- 1247
IV (intravenous) iron dextran therapy
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35379
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Perioperative Blood Management Service.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1443
- Available Online
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Iron is a mineral that the body needs to make hemoglobin in red blood cells. Sometimes iron must be given by IV before or after surgery. This pamphlet reviews how iron is given, a list of iron-rich foods, possible side effects, what to do after receiving iron therapy, and who to call should you have any problems.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (6 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Iron
- Iron-Dextran Complex
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Iron in the body
- High-iron diet
- Abstract
- Iron is a mineral that the body needs to make hemoglobin in red blood cells. Sometimes iron must be given by IV before or after surgery. This pamphlet reviews how iron is given, a list of iron-rich foods, possible side effects, what to do after receiving iron therapy, and who to call should you have any problems.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Perioperative Blood Management Service, QEII
- Pamphlet Number
- 1443
