Effect of direct electric current on human blood count
Direct Current (DC) is widely used in electrotherapy for disease treatment, with typical studies on the effect of DC on disease factors in the blood. The objective of this work was to study the effects of DC on human blood, and to determine the intensity of DC that safely flows through blood, and...
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| author | Jomana Mahmoud Diab Ahmad Souliman Ahmad Abdulfattah Abbas Ward khalifa Abo-Amsha |
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| description | Direct Current (DC) is widely used in electrotherapy for disease treatment, with typical studies on the effect of DC on
disease factors in the blood. The objective of this work was to study the effects of DC on human blood, and to determine the
intensity of DC that safely flows through blood, and to know which components of blood are most affected by DC. The effects on
the counts or levels of main blood components [Red Blood Cells (RBCs), White Blood Cells (WBCs), Platelets (PLTs),
Hemoglobin (Hb), and Hematocrit (Hem)] were considered. DC intensities from 1 to 10 mA were passed through blood samples
of ten healthy persons for periods of up to one hour. A blood test (blood count with white blood cell differential) was carried out
before DC flow and after 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, and 60 minutes of treatment. The study reveals that passing DC through human blood
has no effect on blood count when the intensity is less than 3 mA, and it is safe to flow a DC of 3 mA for a period of one hour. The
smallest effect of DC flow is on RBCs, Hb, and PLTs, whereas the greater effects are on Hem and WBCs. DC flow affects all types
of WBCs in the same way. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f90635218704116994a92714cd145c62022-12-21T22:31:04ZengPrince of Songkla UniversitySongklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST)0125-33952021-02-0143125225810.14456/sjst-psu.2021.33Effect of direct electric current on human blood countJomana Mahmoud Diab0Ahmad Souliman Ahmad1Abdulfattah Abbas2Ward khalifa Abo-Amsha3 Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Al Andalus University for Medical Sciences, Qadmus, Tartous, 0963-043 Syria Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Al Andalus University for Medical Sciences, Qadmus, Tartous, 0963-043 SyriaFaculty of Medicine, Al Andalus University for Medical Sciences, Qadmus, Tartous, 0963-043 SyriaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Aleppo University, Aleppo, 0963-021 SyriaDirect Current (DC) is widely used in electrotherapy for disease treatment, with typical studies on the effect of DC on disease factors in the blood. The objective of this work was to study the effects of DC on human blood, and to determine the intensity of DC that safely flows through blood, and to know which components of blood are most affected by DC. The effects on the counts or levels of main blood components [Red Blood Cells (RBCs), White Blood Cells (WBCs), Platelets (PLTs), Hemoglobin (Hb), and Hematocrit (Hem)] were considered. DC intensities from 1 to 10 mA were passed through blood samples of ten healthy persons for periods of up to one hour. A blood test (blood count with white blood cell differential) was carried out before DC flow and after 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, and 60 minutes of treatment. The study reveals that passing DC through human blood has no effect on blood count when the intensity is less than 3 mA, and it is safe to flow a DC of 3 mA for a period of one hour. The smallest effect of DC flow is on RBCs, Hb, and PLTs, whereas the greater effects are on Hem and WBCs. DC flow affects all types of WBCs in the same way.http://rdo.psu.ac.th/sjstweb/journal/43-1/33.pdfblood count testwhite blood cell differential testblood cellspercentage decrease of countsafe direct current |
| spellingShingle | Jomana Mahmoud Diab Ahmad Souliman Ahmad Abdulfattah Abbas Ward khalifa Abo-Amsha Effect of direct electric current on human blood count Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST) blood count test white blood cell differential test blood cells percentage decrease of count safe direct current |
| title | Effect of direct electric current on human blood count |
| title_full | Effect of direct electric current on human blood count |
| title_fullStr | Effect of direct electric current on human blood count |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of direct electric current on human blood count |
| title_short | Effect of direct electric current on human blood count |
| title_sort | effect of direct electric current on human blood count |
| topic | blood count test white blood cell differential test blood cells percentage decrease of count safe direct current |
| url | http://rdo.psu.ac.th/sjstweb/journal/43-1/33.pdf |
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