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Blood Patch, Epidural
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D017217 |
[The injection of autologous blood into the epidural space either as a prophylactic treatment immediately following an epidural puncture or for treatment of headache as a result of an epidural puncture.
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Blood Physiological Phenomena
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D001790 |
[Physiological processes and properties of the BLOOD.
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Blood Platelet Disorders
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D001791 |
[Disorders caused by abnormalities in platelet count or function.
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Blood Platelets
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D001792 |
[Non-nucleated disk-shaped cells formed in the megakaryocyte and found in the blood of all mammals. They are mainly involved in blood coagulation.
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Blood Preservation
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D001793 |
[The process by which blood or its components are kept viable outside of the organism from which they are derived (i.e., kept from decay by means of a chemical agent, cooling, or a fluid substitute that mimics the natural state within the organism).
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Blood Pressure
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D001794 |
[PRESSURE of the BLOOD on the ARTERIES and other BLOOD VESSELS.
, Difference between systolic and diastolic pressures.
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Blood Pressure Determination
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D001795 |
[Techniques used for measuring BLOOD PRESSURE.
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Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory
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D018660 |
[An element of HOME CARE SERVICES.
, Method in which repeated blood pressure readings are made while the patient undergoes normal daily activities. It allows quantitative analysis of the high blood pressure load over time, can help distinguish between types of HYPERTENSION, and can assess the effectiveness of antihypertensive therapy.
, An element of SELF CARE.
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Blood Pressure Monitors
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D015924 |
[Devices for continuously measuring and displaying the arterial blood pressure.
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Blood Protein Disorders
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D001796 |
[Hematologic diseases caused by structural or functional defects of BLOOD PROTEINS.
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Blood Protein Electrophoresis
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D001797 |
[Electrophoresis applied to BLOOD PROTEINS.
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Blood Proteins
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D001798 |
[Proteins that are present in blood serum, including SERUM ALBUMIN; BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; and many other types of proteins.
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Blood Safety
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D058731 |
[Activities involved in ensuring the safety of the blood for BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS including collecting information on BLOOD DONORS and recipients, collection, testing, and storage of the blood.
, The degree to which the blood supply for BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS is free of harmful substances or infectious agents, and properly typed and crossmatched (BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING) to insure serological compatibility between BLOOD DONORS and recipients.
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Blood Sedimentation
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D001799 |
[Measurement of rate of settling of erythrocytes in anticoagulated blood.
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Blood Specimen Collection
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D001800 |
[The taking of a blood sample to determine its character as a whole, to identify levels of its component cells, chemicals, gases, or other constituents, to perform pathological examination, etc.
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Blood Stains
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D001801 |
[Antigenic characteristics and DNA fingerprint patterns identified from blood stains. Their primary value is in criminal cases.
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Blood Substitutes
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D001802 |
[Substances that can function like HEMOGLOBINS in the capacity to carry oxygen to and carbon dioxide away from the tissues when introduced into the blood stream. The best known are the perfluorocarbon emulsions.
, Substances that are used in place of blood, for example, as an alternative to BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS after blood loss to restore BLOOD VOLUME and oxygen-carrying capacity to the blood circulation, or to perfuse isolated organs.
, Chemically-engineered hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers or ARTIFICIAL HEMOGLOBIN oxygen carriers. They may or may not be encapsulated by ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANES.
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Blood Transfusion
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D001803 |
[The introduction of whole blood or blood component directly into the blood stream. (Dorland, 27th ed)
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Blood Transfusion, Autologous
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D001804 |
[Reinfusion of blood or blood products derived from the patient's own circulation. (Dorland, 27th ed)
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Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine
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D001805 |
[In utero transfusion of BLOOD into the FETUS for the treatment of FETAL DISEASES, such as fetal erythroblastosis (ERYTHROBLASTOSIS, FETAL).
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