Plasma serves four important functions in our bodies:

• Helps maintain blood pressure and volume.
• Supply critical proteins for blood clotting and immunity.
• Carries electrolytes such as sodium and potassium to our muscles.
• Helps to maintain a proper pH balance in the body, which supports cell function.

Matter That Is Plasma

• lightning.
• aurorae.
• the excited low-pressure gas inside neon signs and fluorescent lights.
• solar wind.
• welding arcs.
• the Earth’s ionosphere.
• stars (including the Sun)
• the tail of a comet.

Examples of three forms of plasma

Astrophysical plasma	Terrestrial plasma
All stars Solar wind Interstellar nebulae Space between planets, star systems and galaxies	Lightning Auroras Ionosphere Extremely hot flames

Here are a few specific examples of plasmas:

• Gases in discharge tubes (fluorescent lamps and neon signs)
• Welding arcs.
• Lightning.
• Auroras.
• The upper atmosphere (the ionosphere)
• Stars and the Sun.
• the solar wind.
• interstellar gas clouds.

Plasma is the largest part of your blood. It, makes up more than half (about 55%) of its overall content. When separated from the rest of the blood, plasma is a light yellow liquid. Plasma carries water, salts and enzymes.

A plasma is created when one or more electrons are torn free from an atom. A plasma is generally a mix of these positively charged ions and negatively charged electrons. Most plasmas are created when extra energy is added to a gas, knocking electrons free from atoms. High temperatures often cause plasmas to form.

Plasma is superheated matter – so hot that the electrons are ripped away from the atoms forming an ionized gas. Researchers have used the properties of plasma as a charged gas to confine it with magnetic fields and to heat it to temperatures hotter than the core of the sun.

A plasma is a fluid, like a liquid or gas, but because of the charged particles present in a plasma, it responds to and generates electro-magnetic forces.

Plasma is the fourth state of matter. To put it very simply, a plasma is an ionized gas, a gas into which sufficient energy is provided to free electrons from atoms or molecules and to allow both species, ions and electrons, to coexist.

Like gases, plasmas have no fixed shape or volume, and are less dense than solids or liquids. But unlike ordinary gases, plasmas are made up of atoms in which some or all of the electrons have been stripped away and positively charged nuclei, called ions, roam freely.

Introduction. Plasma, also known as blood plasma, appears light-yellowish or straw-colored. It serves as the liquid base for whole blood. Whole blood minus erythrocytes (RBCs), leukocytes (WBCs), and thrombocytes (platelets) make up the plasma.

Transfusion of plasma can lead to adverse reactions or events. Immune-mediated reactions are most common–these include allergic and anaphylactic reactions, transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) and haemolysis. They can range in severity from mild to fatal.

Research shows that plasma donation is safe, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) emphasize that there is no risk of getting the wrong blood back. Also, the FDA and other health authorities regulate the equipment and procedure of plasma donation.

Donating plasma is similar to giving blood. A needle is placed into a vein in your arm. The plasma is separated from the red blood cells and other cellular components. These are returned to your body with sterile saline solution to help the body replace the plasma removed from the whole blood.

You can expect to be paid around $20 to $50 per donation. The FDA sets the guidelines and it’s based on weight – the ranges are 110-149 pounds, 150-174 pounds, and 175-400 pounds. The more you weigh, the more plasma you’re allowed to donate, and the more money you’ll make.

Plasma is rich in nutrients and salts. These are important in keeping the body alert and functioning properly. Losing some of these substances through plasma donation can lead to an electrolyte imbalance. This can result in dizziness, fainting, and lightheadedness.

The 880mL bottles bring a price of anywhere from $300.00 to $1,700.00 when sold to the Pharmaceutical companies.

You are being paid for the time it takes you to donate not for the plasma. The plasma cash be broken down into many different components and made into medications for many diseases. Like hemophilia, immune deficiency disorders and lots of other rare diseases.

The highest-paying blood plasma donation centers with locations across the U.S. are BioLife Plasma Services, BPL Plasma, CSL Plasma, Grifols/Biomat USA, Interstate Blood Bank, and KEDPLASMA. While pay structures at each center vary, donors can earn up to $400 a month or more.

Plasma also helps your body: Maintain normal blood pressure and blood volume levels. Get rid of the chemical waste from cells by dissolving it and carrying it away.

Blood types are also important for plasma transfusions, but the rules are different than the rules for red blood cells transfusions. For example, people with type AB blood are universal plasma donors, and they can only receive type AB plasma.

The presence of Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLA) in the blood can cause an adverse reaction in patients receiving blood. And women who have previously been pregnant are more likely to have these antibodies. In fact, a woman having a prior pregnancy is no longer an automatic deferral for platelet donations either.

AB blood

3. Shortage: Increased use of O negative leads to a shortage of blood supply compared to other types of blood. 4. Strongest stomach acids: O negative individuals have higher levels of stomach acids and are exposed to medical conditions like ulcers.

That means each child of these parents has a 1 in 8 chance to have a baby with an O- blood type. An A+ parent and an O+ parent can definitely have an O- child.