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Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Erythroblastosis fetalis Definition Erythroblastosis fetalis, also known as hemolytic disease of the newborn or immune hydrops fetalis, is a disease in the fetus or newborn caused by transplacental transmission of maternal antibody, usually resulting from maternal and fetal... Read more |
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blood transfusion
blood transfusion transfer of blood from one person to another, or from one animal to another of the same species. Transfusions are performed to replace a substantial loss of blood and as supportive treatment in certain diseases and blood disorders. When whole blood is not needed, or when it is not... Read more |
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Rh
Rh symbol for the element rhodium .... Read more |
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blue baby
blue baby infant born with a congenital heart defect that causes a bluish coloration of the skin as a result of cyanosis (deoxygenated blood). The color is most noticeable around the lips and at the tips of the fingers and toes. The cyanotic condition occurs when a large portion of the venous blood... Read more |
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Beaujolais
Beaujolais , hilly region, Rhône dept., E central France, W of the Saône between Mâcon and Lyons. It is one of the great wine areas of France, famous for its red wine. Villefranche-sur-Saône, the historic capital, is a leading textile center. Lyons is the industrial hub of... Read more |
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pregnancy
pregnancy period of time between fertilization of the ovum (conception) and birth , during which mammals carry their developing young in the uterus (see embryo ). The duration of pregnancy in humans is about 280 days, equal to 9 calendar months. After the fertilized ovum is implanted in the ... Read more |
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amniocentesis
amniocentesis , diagnostic procedure in which a sample of the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus is removed from the uterus by means of a fine needle inserted through the abdomen of the pregnant woman (see pregnancy ). The procedure can be done in a hospital or in a doctor's office. Ultrasound is... Read more |
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Rhone-Poulenc S.A
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incompatibility
incompatibility 1. The condition that exists when foreign grafts or blood transfusions evoke a marked immune response and are rejected. 2. The phenomenon in which pollen from one flower fails to fertilize other flowers on the same plant (self-incompatibility) or on other genetically similar plants.... Read more |
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Rhone
Rhône Lat. Rhodanus, river, 505 mi (813 km) long, rising in the Rhône glacier, NE Valais, Switzerland. It flows west through a narrow, flat valley that separates the Bernese Alps from the Pennine Alps and enters Lake Geneva near Montreux. Leaving the lake at Geneva, it enters E France... Read more |
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IgG treatment in pregnancy reduces severity of rare liver condition in newborns.
...the known alloimmune diseases hydrops fetalis due to Rh incompatibility and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia. Treatment...ended in documented NH were treated with intravenous IgG once a week from the 18th week of pregnancy until birth... |
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Serologicals Corporation Reports 130% Increase in Earnings for Second Quarter.
...1.2) million in 1995. "We are pleased that once again our quarterly operating results have met or exceeded...therapeutic products for the treatment and management of Rh incompatibility in newborns, rabies and hepatitis and in diagnostic... |
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Serologicals Corporation Recognized as a 'Fast Tech 50' Company for the Fifth...
...company for the fifth consecutive year. This achievement once again illustrates the success of our ongoing transformation...for the treatment and management of diseases such as Rh incompatibility in newborns, rabies and hepatitis and in diagnostic... |
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Southpaws left to ponder earlier death
...residents of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. Once again, left-handers were found to be dying younger...associated with a number of birth traumas, including RH incompatibility, multiple delivery, prolonged labor, breech birth... |
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Kernicterus as a Never Event: A Hospital System Approach and the Role of the...
...is handled by the placenta and the mother's liver. Once the umbilical cord is cut, the newborn must manage...uncommon because of effective screening, prevention of Rh incompatibility, accessibility of phototherapy, and exchange transfusion... |
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Serologicals Corporation Chosen for Inclusion in Prominent Russell 2000...
...investment managers are measured. The indexes are rebalanced once a year based primarily on market capitalization. According...for the treatment and management of diseases such as Rh incompatibility in newborns, rabies and hepatitis and in diagnostic... |
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Shipment Woes Hurt Atlanta-Based Blood-Products Company.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 29 -- Once one of America's most profitable small companies...globulin, which has a number of uses including preventing Rh incompatibility in newborns, will be as much as 30 percent lower than... |
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Dr. Marion Powell: the Presbyterian missionary to whom many owe their lives.
...transfusions of newborn babies with Rh-negative blood incompatibility were already being done in...wife was born with this same incompatibility of the Rh-negative blood group...Christian missionaries overseas, once the Second World War had... |
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A clear call to teach; Joan Stephan had a rough time of it, growing up deaf...
...child was stillborn because of incompatibility between the Rh blood factors of the parents...deaf community of the Twin Cities once she learned how to sign. That...refugees at the Learning Center. She once taught four or five classes of... |
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Toward Reducing Perioperative Transfusions
...errors resulting in ABO incompatibility, and blood products...the discovery of the Rh groups; when combined...can result in ABO incompatibility. Current estimates...the source of life and once lost cannot be returned...continued to occur until the ... |
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