Immunosuppressive medication

Drugs given to a transplant recipient to prevent his or her immune system from attacking the transplanted organ.

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Department of Health and Human Services has authored two reports on the benefits of extending Medicares immunosuppressive medication coverage, including one which indicates the legislation could save Medicare up to $300 million over 10 years by diverting patients from unnecessary dialysis and re-transplantationboth of which are costly and burdensome procedures.

United States : CareDx Supports Momentum in Medicare Immunosuppressive Medication Legislation

Only a few cases of disseminated strongyloidiasis have been reported in Karachi to date, that too, in immunocompromised hosts.2 Similarly, a case reported from the USA and other comparable cases discussed in the report were on high dose steroids for treatment of nephrotic syndrome.3 Our patient, despite not being on any immunosuppressive medication, developed disseminated strongyloidiasis.

Disseminated strongyloidiasis in an immunocompetent male: A Case Report

Predisposing factors included diabetes mellitus, malignancy, immunosuppressive medication, HIV infection, radiotherapy, and tuberculosis.

Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of herpes zoster in a tertiary care hospital in Brazil

Difficulties immediately post-transplantation, according to the participants, were associated with adverse effects of immunosuppressive medication. Regarding current difficulties with medication, 87.7% reported no difficulties experienced at the time of study.

Engagement with Medication Among Kidney Transplant Recipients A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Additionally, patients [greater than or equal to] 18 years of age (OR 5.5, 95% CI 2.1 15.3) and those who had diabetes or were receiving an immunosuppressive medication (OR 3.6, 95% CI 1.0-16.5) were significantly more likely to have been tested.

Testing for Coccidioidomycosis among patients with community-acquired pneumonia

In the laboratory study, the hAMCs: transformed into heart muscle cells, with 33% beating spontaneously; improved function of rat hearts 35% to 39% when injected two weeks after a heart attack, while untreated hearts continued to decline in function; decreased the scarred area of damaged rat hearts 18% to 18% when injected after a heart attack; and survived for more than four weeks in the rat heart without being rejected by the recipient's immune system, even without immunosuppressive medication.

Heart muscle cells formed from new source of stem cells helped repair damaged hearts--study

Patients discontinued background immunosuppressive medication and received a short course of intramuscular steroids to quiet SLE disease activity.

Xencor Releases Topline Results from Phase 2 Study of XmAb5871 in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

are free-living amebae that cause granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE), most often in immunocompromised hosts, including HIV/AIDS and organ transplant patients and those receiving immunosuppressive medication (1).

Acanthamoeba encephalitis in patient with systemic lupus, India

"Anyone can develop sepsis, whether at home or in hospital, but some people are more at risk, especially if they have a compromised immune system; for instance babies, elderly people, patients with chronic diseases and those who are on immunosuppressive medication," said Dr Hassan.

HMC raises awareness about sepsis

Well-informed and educated nurses are better able to provide patients diagnosed with ESRD information about the latest research in kidney transplantation, necessary lifestyle changes, complications related to kidney transplantations, and healthcare policies such as those related to immunosuppressive medication coverage.

Provisions of the code of ethics for nurses: interpretive statements for transplant nurses

Impact of perioperative immunosuppressive medication on surgical outcome in Crohn's Disease.

Predictive parameters of early postoperative complications in Crohn's disease: Single team experience

Kidney longevity and optimal functioning rely on the transplant recipients adhering to self-management of immunosuppressive medication, hydration, exercise, diet, symptoms of fever, diarrhoea and vomiting, sun protection and avoiding people with active infective symptoms (Gordon et al., 2009).

An evaluation of the nursing care of renal transplant recipients: a qualitative study