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Is Donating Plasma Safe?
Donating plasma is a generous act that can help save lives and provide irreplaceable source plasma to those in need. Across the country, Canadian Plasma Resources collects plasma donations for medical treatments, helping trauma victims and immunocompromised patients to live healthy, full lives. That being said, it makes sense that you might have some questions…
What is the Function of Blood Plasma?
Blood plays a central role in our bodily functions, ensuring the delivery of oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to every cell. One of the crucial components of blood is blood plasma, an often overlooked super-powerful element. Plasma is referred to as “liquid gold” because it can’t be manufactured in a lab, and it’s what keeps our…
Can Blood Plasma Coagulate?
Plasma plays a crucial role in maintaining our overall health. Blood plasma is a mixture of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma, it’s a complex mixture with various functions. But can plasma, just one component of our body’s blood supply, coagulate? Let’s get into it (and don’t worry: we’ll break down the…
Liquid Gold: Why Plasma Can’t Be Manufactured in a Lab
With recent advancements in science, 3D printing and replication technology, you might be wondering why plasma can’t be simply whipped up in a lab. There is no duplicate for source plasma – making donation essential. It’s a completely unique, organic substance that scientists haven’t been able to recreate. In this blog, we’re breaking down why…
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What is plasma used for?
Plasma is known as “liquid gold” in the medical community for its life-sustaining and immune system supporting properties. Plasma helps to maintain blood pressure and volume, supply key proteins for blood clotting and immunity, carry electrolytes like sodium and potassium to our muscles and to maintain a healthy pH balance in the body, which boosts…
The Function of Plasma Proteins
Plasma proteins are like superheroes that work best together. There are three key types of plasma proteins: Albumins, Immunoglobulins and Fibrinogens. In this blog, we’re breaking down how each plasma protein functions as a component of plasma to fight crime (infection) and help the body maintain its immune system and heal. What are Albumins? Albumins…
What is the Function of Blood Plasma?
Plasma is the fluid portion of blood, that contains red and white blood cells as well as platelets, forming the entirety of whole blood. Plasma has many different roles within your body. Here are some of the main roles plasma is responsible for: Rearranging water where your body needs it. Plasma is composed of approximately…
Plasma Donation with Tattoos
We know that when it comes to donating plasma, there can be a lot of factors that can affect your eligibility. Today, we hope to inform you more about the background of tattoos, their risks, and why there is a waiting period after getting your new tattoo. What are tattoos really? A tattoo is an…
Safe Plasma Donation Post Covid Pandemic
Plasma donation has significantly helped recipients with underlying disease that impact their lives daily. Despite the fact that the pandemic assisted in increasing awareness about plasma; social isolation, cleaning practices, and a decrease in donors visiting centers have all had a negative impact on donations around Canada. Covid 19 has been termed as the fifth…
The Benefits of Donating Plasma in the Summer
Why donate in the summer? You may have heard about the importance of blood donation – but have you heard about why plasma donation is so important? It takes 1,200 plasma donations to treat one patient with hemophilia for one year. That’s why it’s so important to donate plasma consistently, because patients in need require…
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