Prophylactic plateletpheresis and blood transfusions were given over an eight-month period, and the patient's platelet count and periodic pancytopenia were being monitored. Platelets are collected from whole blood donations and through a special machine method of collection called plateletpheresis.
IPO. Independent practice organization A legal entity in the US, in which physicians and/or dentists enter an arrangement to provide services through an entityâeg, a prepaid health plan, while maintaining their own private practices.
Facts and Risks of IPOs The first goal of an IPO is to sell the pre-determined number of shares being issued to the public at the best possible price. This means that very few IPOs come to market when the appetite for stocks is low-that is, when stocks are cheap.