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Why nephrologists should perform therapeutic plasma exchange

✍ Scribed by Andre A. Kaplan

Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Weight: 149 KB
Volume: 38
Category: Article
ISSN: 0090-2934
DOI: 10.1002/dat.20293

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✦ Synopsis

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enal indications for therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) continue to expand and nephrologists are well trained to perform this extracorporeal blood purifi cation treatment. In this editorial, I lay out the many reasons nephrologists should consider adding TPE to their clinical practice.

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