“Plasma exchange is a clinical treatment that may be indicated by the presence of certain renal diseases, neurological disorders, infections and organ failure.
1. Kidney diseases: In kidney diseases such as cryoglobulinemia, myeloma, type III acute glomerulonephritis, etc., there are cryoglobulins, light chain proteins, immunoglobulins, special antibodies, etc., which need to be removed from the blood through plasma exchange.
2. Neurological diseases: including acute Guillain-Barre syndrome, myasthenia gravis, peripheral neuritis, multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorders, substances such as anti-myelin antibodies, anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies, autoantibodies and other substances in the blood need to be removed by plasma exchange.
3. Infection and organ failure: including septicemia caused by infection, as well as organophosphorus pesticide, heavy metal poisoning, poisonous snake bite poisoning, severe sleeping pill poisoning, muscarinic poisoning and other diseases, can also be cleared by plasma exchange of toxins in the body to alleviate the condition.
In addition to the above diseases, certain blood diseases such as thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura may also require plasma exchange, the appearance of the above diseases, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, the specific treatment needs to be carried out under the guidance of a physician.