Which blood products have no risk of transmitting HIV and hepatitis? - ANSWER Albumin
O O O O O O O O O O O O O
Serum globulins
O
(They are heat treated)
O O O
What diseases are donated blood screened for? -
O O O O O O O
ANSWER HIV, HepB, HepC, HTLV, syphilis, West nile virus
O O O O O O O O O
Who should get CMV-negative blood? - ANSWER Low-birth-weight infants
O O O O O O O O
Bone marrow transplant patients
O O O
Other transplant patients
O O
What is the number one cause of death in blood transfusion reactions? -
O O O O O O O O O O O O
ANSWER Clerical error leading to ABO incompatability
O O O O O O O
What blood type is the universal donor? - ANSWER Type O blood (contains no antigens)
O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
What blood type is the universal plasma donor? -
O O O O O O O O
ANSWER Type AB blood (contains both antigens)
O O O O O O O
What is stored blood low in? Effect? - ANSWER 2,3-DPG
O O O O O O O O O
Causes an left shift - increased affinity for Oxygen (deceased unloading)
O O O O O O O O O O
What causes acute hemolytic reaction? - ANSWER ABO incompatibility - antibody mediated
O O O O O O O O O O O
O O O O O O O O O O O O O
Serum globulins
O
(They are heat treated)
O O O
What diseases are donated blood screened for? -
O O O O O O O
ANSWER HIV, HepB, HepC, HTLV, syphilis, West nile virus
O O O O O O O O O
Who should get CMV-negative blood? - ANSWER Low-birth-weight infants
O O O O O O O O
Bone marrow transplant patients
O O O
Other transplant patients
O O
What is the number one cause of death in blood transfusion reactions? -
O O O O O O O O O O O O
ANSWER Clerical error leading to ABO incompatability
O O O O O O O
What blood type is the universal donor? - ANSWER Type O blood (contains no antigens)
O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
What blood type is the universal plasma donor? -
O O O O O O O O
ANSWER Type AB blood (contains both antigens)
O O O O O O O
What is stored blood low in? Effect? - ANSWER 2,3-DPG
O O O O O O O O O
Causes an left shift - increased affinity for Oxygen (deceased unloading)
O O O O O O O O O O
What causes acute hemolytic reaction? - ANSWER ABO incompatibility - antibody mediated
O O O O O O O O O O O
