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In a client with Guillain–Barré syndrome, the health-care provider has found that the possibility of performing plasmapheresis is low. Which other alternative treatment can be recommended to this client to produce the same effect as that of plasmapheresis?

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Answer: IVIG

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GUILLIAN BARRE syndrome the immune systems produces harmful antibodies that attack the nerves. IVIG is a treatment that contains healthy antibodies from donated blood and is the most commonly used treatment for this disease.

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