Transfusion Medicine

Question 1

Apheresis is ____________.

Answer 1

the separation of one blood constituent (i.e., not whole blood, but rather an extracorporeal separation process)

Question 2

______ percent of the population are Rh negative, and ______ percent are Rh positive.

Answer 2

15; 85

Question 3

AHTR is ___________.

Answer 3

acute hemolytic transfusion reaction, due to ABO/Rh mismatch

Question 4

Fresh, frozen plasma (FFP) contains _______.

Answer 4

all procoagulant and anticoagulant factors as well as complement

Question 5

What are indications of whole blood infusion?

Answer 5

Replace oxygen carrying capacity and volume

Question 6

Packed RBCs are given in __________.

Answer 6

cases where patients need replacement of oxygen-carrying capacity only, such as anemia

Question 7

When is FFP given?

Answer 7

In cases of liver disease, vitamin K deficiency, and DIC

Question 8

What three things can apheresis select for?

Answer 8

Platelets, PRBCs, or FFP

Question 9

What four proteins will be in a cryoprecipitate?

Answer 9

Factor VIII, vWF, fibrinogen, and fibronectin

Question 10

DHTR occurs because of the formation of ________.

Answer 10

alloantibodies after transfusion