Punaluâu black sand beach is the most famous black sand beach on the Big Island! It is located between Kona and Hilo, and most easily accessible from Volcano Village. Punaluâu Black Sand Beach Punalu'u beach is the most famous black sand beach of Hawaii.
Plasmapheresis is a procedure in which blood. is separated into cells and plasma (liquid). The plasma is removed and replaced with fresh. frozen plasma, a blood product called albumin. and/or a plasma substitute. The procedure. is often referred to as plasma exchange. Plasmapheresis.
Paracentesis is the procedure to drain ascites (abnormal accumulation of fluid in a person's abdominal cavity) through a needle. We might do this for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes: A diagnostic paracentesis is performed to determine the cause of ascites and if the ascites is infected. Here, the ascites fluid collected is cultured for microbes and sent to the lab for cell counts and other biochemical and microscopic tests.