Hi, donors and recipients are matched by tissue typing. They look for the proteins and antigens on the cell surface to see if they match up, there are 10 HLA markers that lab staff will look at. It doesn’t have to be a complete match, an 8/10 match is good enough for transplant. Generally…
Hi, I’m a bone marrow transplant nurse and the fact is correct. Your bone marrow is where stem cells are produced. Stem cells mature into other cells such as red blood cells. If the genetic makeup of the bone marrow is changed via transplant then the red blood cells will change blood…
I once complained to an ex about feeling exhausted after a particularly difficult shift. He couldn’t understand why as in his words “all nurses do is hand out paracetamol” It felt so disrespectful to have my career and my emotions so invalidated by someone that claimed to care for…
During a medical drama whenever the patient flatlines and they shock them and bring them back. Once a patient flatlines that’s it, there’s no bringing them back from that as it’s not a shockable rhythm.
1917, I watched it in the cinema and my heart was in my mouth most of the way through. You don’t get the same atmosphere watching it on the small screen!
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