ABCP BOARDS EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2023

ABCP BOARDS EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2023 how much volume is in RBCs? - ANSWER 300ml how long can RBCs be stored? - ANSWER 35 days what is the usual HCT of RBCs? - ANSWER 70% what is the volume of FFP? - ANSWER 220ml how long can FFP be stored? - ANSWER 1 year how much volume is platelets - ANSWER 30-50 ml how long can platelets be stored? - ANSWER 3 days what would be the reason to administer pRBCs? - ANSWER reduced hct requiring transfusion what would be the reason to administer whole blood? - ANSWER massive blood loss what would be the reason to adminster platelets? - ANSWER -thrombocytopenia (common after bypass) -platelet functiton abnormality what would be the reason to adminster FFP? - ANSWER clotting deficiencies what would be the reason to adminster cryoprecipitate (cryo)? - ANSWER -hemophilia (bleeding disorder) -von willebrands disease (bleeding disorder due to low levels of clotting protein) -hypofibrinogenemia (low plasma fibrin) -factor XIII deficiency what would be the reason to adminster albumin? - ANSWER -hypoproteinemia -decreased colloid osmotic pressure -volume expander -low reservior volume not due to something else what would be the reason to adminster leukocyte-poor red blood cells? - ANSWER -to prevent rxns from leukocyte antibodies