Paul Savage MD walks through what happens during your first therapeutic plasma exchange session, from the initial consultation through vein selection and catheter placement. You'll learn what to expect during the procedure and how to manage common patient reactions.
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Your first TPE experience would be more of hey it's more of like a consultation and a consultation with you and the machine figure out which veins work best for you which catheters are going to work best for you how do you react while you're on the tpe? Do you get lightheaded? Okay perfect if you get lightheaded I know next time here's some blood sugar and normally once I address those concerns 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th TPEs are running smoothly and that's what I really like about it and that's what to really expect is especially on that first time is I'm going to talk to you I'm going to be really assessing your arms I'm going to be really assessing how you feel and it's always great to come back especially after that first tbe and hear somebody say you wouldn't believe I have so much energy my brain fog is already going I can remember some things let's just go on to the next.