hemotherapy
Healing through blood
Hemotherapy is medical treatment using blood or blood products—transfusions, plasma infusions, or similar procedures.
The term covers both receiving blood from donors and therapeutic removal of blood, as in treating certain conditions by bloodletting.
The patient required hemotherapy after severe hemorrhage.
Steeping to extract essence
- intravenousInto the vein
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- portDocking place for ships
cannula · phlebotomy · apheresis · dosage · regimen · protocol · cycle · session
Regaining what was lost
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- restorationReturning something to condition
cure · response · engraftment · hematopoiesis
Cancer from immune cells
- myelomaMalignant plasma cell neoplasm
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- sarcomaConnective tissue cancer
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
metastasis · remission · cytotoxic · adjuvant · palliative · immunotherapy · oncologist · malignant
Drug fate in body
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
- side-effectsSecondary, unintended outcomes
- contraindicationsReasons to avoid treatment
efficacy · half-life · metabolism · clearance · dosing · neutropenia
infusion
Steeping to extract essence
- intravenousInto the vein
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
port · cannula · phlebotomy · apheresis · dosage · regimen · protocol · cycle · session
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
restoration · cure · response · engraftment · hematopoiesis
lymphoma
Cancer from immune cells
- myelomaMalignant plasma cell neoplasm
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- sarcomaConnective tissue cancer
tumor · metastasis · remission · cytotoxic · adjuvant · palliative · immunotherapy · oncologist · malignant · prognosis
pharmacokinetics
Drug fate in body
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
- side-effectsSecondary, unintended outcomes
contraindications · efficacy · half-life · metabolism · clearance · dosing · neutropenia
hemotherapypharmacotherapy
Treatment using pharmaceutical agents
oral medication · drug therapy · radiotherapy · physiotherapy · psychotherapy
hemotherapywatchful waiting
Monitoring before acting
non-invasive treatment · lifestyle modification · palliative care · preventive care · holistic medicine
hemotherapyoral medication
Drugs swallowed whole
topical treatment · transdermal patch · inhalation therapy · suppository · eye drops