Description

Breaking into our toolbox this week! Dr. Moise takes us through immune therapy options in the treatment and management of HDFN and alloimmunization.

This week we cover the following topics:

• Alloimmunized patients that qualify for immune therapy as management for HDFN
• Options available for immune therapy
  • Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)
  • Plasmapheresis
• Timing, dosing, frequency, and administration of IVIG
• Common complications of IVIG
  • IgA deficiency
  • Headache
  • Fatigue
  • FDA Black Box Warning
• And our tricks for treating them!
  • Imitrex (sumatriptan) + Zofran (ondansetron)
  • Reglan (metoclopramide)
  • IVIG pre-meds and post-meds
  • IVIG rate adjustment