Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA)

Diseases like aplastic anemia aplastic anemia: (ay-PLASS-tik uh-NEE_mee-uh) A rare and serious condition in which the bone marrow fails to make enough blood cells

This article describes some of the most common types of research articles published in medical journals. Medical journals publish many types of articles not discussed here. A comprehensive list is available from the National Library of Medicine.

Research articles can be primary or secondary. A primary research article describes the design, methods, and results of a study. A secondary research article is a review of at least two primary research articles.

Primary articles

The medical care we enjoy today is built upon decades  of effort by physicians, researchers, and other medical professionals investigating the causes of, and potential treatments for disease.

When should I start looking for a suitable donor?

If your doctor thinks you may be a candidate for a bone marrow bone marrow: The soft, spongy tissue inside most bones.

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Negative side effects of blood transfusion therapy are uncommon. Blood banks, hospitals, and health-care providers take many precautions to minimize risks before each blood transfusion.

Blood banks test each unit of blood to find out its ABO type and Rh status. In the United States, after a hospital laboratory receives a blood unit from the blood bank, the laboratory tests the unit again.

The parts of blood used in a transfusion depend on why the patient needs the transfusion.

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(excerpted from Thomas’ Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, 5^th Edition)

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