When a suitable match cannot be found within the family, a donor registry must be searched to find a suitable match. Anemia - Having too few red blood cells. Symptoms of anemia include feeling tired, weak, and short of breath. Each antibody can bind only to one specific antigen. The purpose of this binding is to help destroy that antigen.
Antibodies can work in several ways, depending on the nature of the antigen.
Some antibodies disable antigens directly. Others make the antigens more vulnerable so they can be destroyed by white blood cells. Antiemetic - A medicine that prevents or controls nausea and vomiting. Apheresis - A process by which certain cells are removed from the blood by a machine that draws the blood through a special IV catheter. Certain cells are collected and the rest of the blood is returned through the catheter.