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When was Extracorporeal Life Support Organization created?
Extracorporeal Life Support Organization was created in 1989.
What is an ECC?
An extracorporeal circuit
Removal of a drug from the body systems?
withdrawal
What is ESWL?
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
What can you tell me about hemodialysis?
In medicine, hemodialysis is a method that is used to achieve the extracorporeal removal of waste products such ascreatinine and urea and free water from the blood when the kidneys are in a state of renal failure. Hemodialysis is one of three renal replacement therapies (the other two being renal transplant and peritoneal dialysis). An alternative method for extracorporeal separation of blood components such as plasma or cells is apheresis.
Why is hemoperfusion defined as an extracorporeal form of treatment?
Hemoperfusion is sometimes described as an extracorporeal form of treatment because the blood is pumped through a device outside the patient's body.
What is the removal of a drug from body systems?
Detoxification ?
The term meaning situated or occurring outside the body?
extracorporeal
What is another name for extracorporeal circulation technologist?
perfusionist
What is extracorporeal membrane oxygenation?
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a special procedure that uses an artificial heart-lung machine to take over the work of the lungs (and sometimes also the heart).
What is the medical term meaning situated or occurring outside of the body?
Extracorporeal
What are the four stages of pharmokinetics?
The four stages of pharmacokinetics are absorption (movement of drug into bloodstream), distribution (spread of drug throughout body), metabolism (breakdown of drug into metabolites), and elimination (removal of drug or metabolites from the body).
