What Cell?
What live about 10 days?
What are Platelets?
What is another name for platelets?
What are Thrombocytes?
XCELL PRP kits come in which kit configurations?
What are 30mL, 60mL, and 120mL?
PRP is commonly used in this condition characterized by joint pain and cartilage thinning.
What is osteoarthritis?
All growth factors found in PRP are anti-inflammatory.
What is a myth?
(PRP contains both pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines depending on composition.)
What protects us against allergic reactions and asthma?
What are Basophils?
What percentage of the blood is plasma?
What is 55%?
The XCELL system is designed to maximize this component while minimizing RBCs.
What are platelets?
True or False: PRP has been shown to promote fibroblast proliferation and increase collagen production.
What is true?
Platelet activation can occur with calcium chloride, thrombin, or exposure to collagen in tissue.
What is a fact?
What white blood cell is responsible for ongoing immunity?
What are Lymphocytes?
What is another name for red blood cells?
What are Erythrocytes?
These two pieces of equipment are needed to process XCELL PRP.
What is the:
Drucker Centrifuge
Benchtop Processing Station
Studies show PRP can outperform corticosteroids for long-term relief in this degenerative joint condition.
What is knee OA?
The visual appearance of PRP (color and clarity) can offer clues about composition.
What is a fact?
(LP-PRP is often more amber/yellow; LR-PRP may be cloudier or have a pink tint due to WBCs/RBCs.)
What white blood cell finds, destroys, and eliminates infection?
What are Monocytes?
What are the three parts of centrifuged blood?
Plasma
Buffy coat (platelets, monocytes, lymphocytes, neutrophils)
Red blood cells (erythrocytes)
This specialty designed piece included in the sterile kit allows for the transfer of whole blood from a 60mL syringe into the concentrating device.
PRP is often chosen over steroids because it does this instead of just masking symptoms.
What is addresses the root cause?
LP-PRP is always superior to LR-PRP for joint injections.
What is a myth?
(It depends on patient presentation, inflammation level, and condition treated. Ultimately, it's up to the provider!)
What white blood cell protects the body against fungi and parasites?
What are Eosinophils?
This type of PRP contains higher levels of neutrophils and monocytes.
What is leukocyte-rich PRP?
These two types of PRP products can be created using the XCELL system by adjusting capture during processing.
What are leukocyte-poor PRP and leukocyte-rich PRP?
This patient factor can negatively impact PRP effectiveness and is advised against pre-procedure.
What is NSAID use?
The quality of PRP can vary between patients, even using the same system and protocol.
What is a fact?
(Individual biology — hematocrit, platelet baseline, hydration — all affect output.)