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hemosiderosis

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hemosiderosis [‚hē·mō‚sid·ə′rō·səs]
(physiology)
Deposition of hemosiderin in body tissues without tissue damage, reflecting an increase in body iron stores.


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Because of the differing echo times (TEs) of in-phase and out-of-phase sequences, their combined acquisition also provides information on magnetic susceptibility, and therefore pathologic conditions such as hemochromatosis or hemosiderosis can be identified and characterized with a high level of confidence.
Long-term pulse oximetry monitoring at home can be used in these situations: * monitoring children that are using assisted ventilation and/or are tracheostomy dependent * weaning children from assisted ventilation through a defined protocol * children with idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (first sign of pulmonary hemorrhage is desaturation) * children needing apnea monitoring who are at risk for disconnection, strangulation or injury from being tangled in apnea monitor wiring.
Long-term clinical course of patients with idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (1979 -1994): prolonged survival with low-dose corticosteroid therapy.
 
 
 
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